The primary purpose of this book is to offer a broad-based examination into the role of
scientific inquiry in contemporary special education. As with the first two editions, which were …

Social interactions with peers are an important aspect of childhood development that is
closely linked to emotional well-being and success in school. We conducted a …

Despite previous and successful attempts to outline general criteria for rigor, researchers in
special education have debated the application of rigor criteria, the significance or …

Students with learning disabilities (LD) are increasingly expected to master content in the
general education curriculum, making the need for effective instructional supports more …

A major tenet of both the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the No Child Left
Behind Act is the identification and use of evidence-based practices, or those instructional …

The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics will place more pressure on special
education and math teachers to raise the skill levels of all students, especially those with …

Qualitative research (QR) has gained visibility and acceptance in the field of special
education due to early efforts to identify quality indicators focused on technical and …

The researcher–participant relationship has the potential to be reciprocal, a relationship in
which each contributes something the other needs or desires. Participants devote their time …

Treatment fidelity reporting practices are described for journals that published general and
special education intervention research with high impact factors from 2005 through 2009 …

Increased calls for rigor in special education have often revolved around the use of
experimental research design. However, the replicability of research results is also a central …