Research and Evaluation Methods in Special Education (eBook)

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