Research and Evaluation Methods in Special Education

Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. Introduction Questions and Activities for Application and Discussion 2. Program Evaluation Questions and Activities for Application and Discussion 3. Literature Review Purposes of the Literature Review Resources to Support the Literature Review Reporting the Literature Review Method Aggregating Information for a Literature Review The Integrated Literature Review Questions to Critically Analyze the Literature Review Questions and Activities for Application and Discussion 4. Quantitative Research Methods: Questions of Impact Philosophical Assumptions Associated With Quantitative Research Questions and Activities for Application and Discussion 5. Other Quantitative Approaches: Casual Comparative, Correlational, Single Case, and Survey Research Causal Comparative and Correlational Research Questions for Critically Analyzing Causal Comparative and Correlational Research Questions for Critically Anaylzing Single-Case Designs Survey Research Questions for Critically Analyzing Survey Research Questions and Activities for Application and Discussion 6. Qualitative Methods Definition and Characteristics of Qualitative Methods Importance of Qualitative Methods in Special Education Research Philosophical Assumptions and Methodological Implications in Special Education Research Qualitative Methods and Data Collection Strategies Critically Analyzing Qualitative Research Questions for Critically Analyzing Qualitative Research Questions and Activities for Application and Discussion 7. Mixed Methods and Mixed Model Designs Definitions and Characteristics Questions and Activities for Application and Discussion 8. Identification and Selection of Research Participants Population and Sample Definition Designing and Selecting Samples Generalizability, External Validity, and Transferability Ethics and Confidentiality Questions for Critically Analyzing Sample Design and Implementation Questions and Activities for Application and Discussion 9. Information Collection The Purpose of Information Collection Technical Adequacy of Data Collection Instruments Selecting and Using a Measurement Device Questions for Critically Analyzing Information Collection Strategies and Instruments Questions and Activities for Application and Discussion 10. Data Analysis, Interpretation, and Use Quantitative Data Anaylsis Challenges in Analysis and Interpretation Responses to Analysis and Interpretation Challenges Qualitative Data Analysis and Interpretation Reporting Research Beyond Reporting: Using Research Results Questions for Critically Analyzing Data Analysis and Interpretation Questions and Activities for Discussion and Application Appendices 1. Federal Definitions for Individuals with Disabilities 2. Data Sources from Extant Data Bases 3. Definitions of Statistical Terms 4. Funding Resources 5. Proposal Outline References Index