ABSTRACT

The Standards of Care for Research in Group Work were developed in partnership between the Association for Assessment in Research in Counseling (AARC) and the Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW). The purpose of these standards is to highlight empirically validated and literature-supported practices for conducting research in group work, as there are methodological and design considerations that are unique to group work research. These include, but are not limited to, small sample sizes that are often inherent in group work, the dependence of variables when measured in a group setting, historical lack of empirical rigor in group work research, and the need for theoretical and methodological congruence in qualitative research. During the development of this document, the committee used extant research standards to guide and center our efforts, and it was our intent for these standards to be used in conjunction with other established research standards. We also recognized the need to emphasize quantitative and qualitative research guidelines to encompass the importance of both types of research in the counseling field; and to highlight the importance of recognition and attention to concerns related to conducting group work research with participants from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds.

摘要

小组工作研究护理标准是由咨询研究评估协会 (AARC) 和小组工作专家协会 (ASGW) 合作制定的。这些标准的目的是强调在小组工作中进行研究的经验验证和文献支持的实践，因为小组工作研究有独特的方法论和设计考虑因素。这些包括但不限于小组工作中通常固有的小样本量、在小组环境中测量时变量的依赖性、小组工作研究历史上缺乏严谨的经验，以及需要在理论和方法上保持一致。定性研究。在本文档的开发过程中，委员会使用现有的研究标准来指导和集中我们的工作，我们打算将这些标准与其他既定的研究标准结合使用。我们还认识到需要强调定量和定性研究指南，以涵盖咨询领域两种类型研究的重要性；并强调承认和关注与来自不同背景和代表性不足的参与者进行小组工作研究相关的问题的重要性。