Meta-Study of Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development (MECD) Publication Patterns from 2000–2019

Abstract

Publication patterns of articles in Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development (MECD) from 2000 to 2019 are reviewed. Five-year windows are used to analyze trends in article content (i.e., topic, methods, samples, statistical procedures) and author demographic characteristics (e.g., gender, nation of domicile, names, employment setting).

Keywords:

• Meta-study
• article characteristics
• author characteristics

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The authors declared no potential conflicts of interests regarding the authorship and/or publication of this article.

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Notes on contributors

Jordana Saks

Jordana Saks and Alexandra Fuller are master’s candidates in the counselling psychology program at the University of British Columbia.

Alexandra Fuller

Bradley T. Erford, PhD, is a professor and director in the human development counseling program in the Department of Human and Organizational Development in the Peabody College of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University.

Bradley T. Erford

Bradley T. Erford, PhD, is a professor and director in the human development counseling program in the Department of Human and Organizational Development in the Peabody College of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University.

Gerta Bardhoshi

Gerta Bardhoshi is an associate professor in the Rehabilitation and Counselor Education Department at the University of Iowa.