TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO EVALUATE FAMILY RESEARCH

An important aspect of graduate education is learning how to evaluate the quality and validity of research. The study of families presents p articular challenges, due in part to the multidisciplinary nature of f amily research. Three methods designed to teach students how to critiq ue family research are examined. All three methods appear to have prom ise in teaching students how to evaluate family research, and all thre e methods sensitized students to pertinent issues in the research lite rature.