FREE CERIC WEBINAR SERIES - USING RESEARCH FOR EVIDENCE-INFORMED CAREER DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE
Webinar #1: Research 101 for Career Practitioners
By the end of this webinar, you should be able to:
- Explain what evidence is and how evidence is used to inform decisions;
- Describe the core features of the scientific approach;
- Differentiate between quantitative and qualitative research approaches to collect evidence;
- Discuss how approaches to data collection, measurement and sampling influence research outcomes; and
- Explain the Evidence Continuum and why it matters.
Webinar #2: Using Existing Research in Your Career Development Practice
By the end of this webinar, you should be able to:
- Explain how knowledge of evidence and research relates to your work as a career development practitioner;
- Identify strategies to locate research studies relevant to your work;
- Explain the difference between peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed research;
- Identify the core components of a research report;
- Read research reports critically using the “Two-Pass” Approach;
- Describe how cognitive biases can influence how we read and interpret research, and consider approaches to challenge these biases; and,
- Develop strategies to assess the trustworthiness of research.
Webinar #3: Conducting Research in Your Career Development Practice
By the end of this webinar, you should be able to:
- Identify strategies to locate existing data sources relevant to your work;
- Discuss the challenges career development practitioners can face in conducting original research and possible approaches to address these challenges;
- Understand opportunities to bridge the researcher-practitioner gap;
- Plan ahead to share your research findings with others; and
- Reflect on the opportunities to advance evidence-informed approaches in your own work.