Predicting research interest among rehabilitation counseling students and faculty

To develop a clearer understanding of the variables that contribute to rese arch interest and involvement among rehabilitation counseling students and faculty, the results of two studies examining research self-efficacy belief s, research outcome expectations, and elements of research training environ ments were compared. Differences were found in research outcome expectation s and research self-efficacy between students and faculty. Social-cognitive career theory is used as a framework fur explaining these differences, and implications for the research training of rehabilitation counseling studen ts are discussed.