Promoting Research as a Core Value in Master's‐Level Counselor Education |
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| Authors: | Charles H Huber Todd A Savage |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces;2. Todd A. Savage is now at Department of Counseling and School Psychology, University of Wisconsin‐River Falls. The chair of the Internal Review Board and Human Subjects Office at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, approved the use of anonymous student information in this article. |
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| Abstract: | Theory, practice, and research are all espoused to be core values within counselor education. The authors assert that research needs to become directly associated with theory and practice for it to be a concurrent core value. Action research is most simply defined as a form of research that is practitioner based. The authors propose infusing action research throughout master's‐level curricula as a means of promoting research as a core value concurrent with theory and practice. A case illustration of an action research investigation in a Professional and Ethical Issues in Mental Health Counseling course is described. |
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