Exceptional Children articles from January 2005

Exceptional Children archives from January 2005

Research in special education: scientific methods and evidence-based practices.
January 1, 2005... Should science guide practice in special education? Most individuals would say "Yes." However, the "devil is in the details." Major initiatives in other disciplines such as medicine, the allied health professions, and psychology are attempting...

Quality indicators for group experimental and quasi-experimental research in special education.
January 1, 2005... This article presents a set of quality indicators for experimental and quasi-experimental studies for the field of special education. We believe there is a critical need for such a set of indicators, given the current focus on the need for an...

The use of single-subject research to identify evidence-based practice in special education.
January 1, 2005... Single-subject research is a rigorous, scientific methodology used to define basic principles of behavior and establish evidence-based practices. A long and productive history exists in which single-subject research has provided useful...

Evaluating the quality of evidence from correlational research for evidence-based practice.
January 1, 2005... In their recent article in the Educational Researcher, Feuer, Towne, and Shavelson (2002) asked, What are the most effective means of stimulating more and better scientific educational research?... [T]he primary emphasis [italics added]...

Qualitative studies in special education.
January 1, 2005... Qualitative research in the social sciences has risen to prominence in recent years. Although there may be an impression that qualitative research is new to special education, its history can be traced back almost two centuries. Certainly, at...