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Research in Special Education: Designs, Methods, and Applications. Third Edition
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Rumrill, Phillip D., Jr.; Cook, Bryan G.; Stevenson, Nathan A. – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2020
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 published in 2001 and 2011, the goal is to provide a comprehensive overview of the philosophical, ethical, methodological, and analytical fundamentals of social…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Research, Social Science Research, Research Design
Preregistration in Single-Case Design Research
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Johnson, Austin H.; Cook, Bryan G. – Exceptional Children, 2019
To draw informed conclusions from research studies, research consumers need full and accurate descriptions of study methods and procedures. Preregistration has been proposed as a means to clarify reporting of research methods and procedures, with the goal of reducing bias in research. However, preregistration has been applied primarily to research…
Descriptors: Research Problems, Bias, Research Reports, Experiments
A Call for Examining Replication and Bias in Special Education Research
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Cook, Bryan G. – Remedial and Special Education, 2014
Valid, scientific research is critical for ascertaining the effects of instructional techniques on learners with disabilities and for guiding effective special education practice and policy. Researchers in fields such as psychology and medicine have identified serious and widespread shortcomings in their research literatures related to replication…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Research, Bias, Replication (Evaluation)
Research in Special Education: Designs, Methods, and Applications. Second Edition
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Rumrill, Phillip D., Jr.; Cook, Bryan G.; Wiley, Andrew L. – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2011
The goal of this second edition is to provide a comprehensive overview of the philosophical, ethical, methodological, and analytical fundamentals of social science and educational research, as well as specify aspects of special education research that distinguish it from scientific inquiry in other fields of education and human services. Foremost…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Research, Research Design, Research Methodology