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Research Guides

Special Education: ED600/610

Required Texts

A Student's Guide to Academic and Professional Writing in Education
Call Number: Reserves Book - Circulation Desk
ISBN: 0807761230
Research in Special Education: Designs, Methods, and Applications
Call Number: Click title to access online
ISBN: 9780398093174
Publication Date: 2020

Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, 4th edition
by John W. Cresswell
GEISEL LIBRARY DOES NOT HAVE THIS BOOK IN ITS COLLECTION. However, Melinda Malik owns a copy of the 3rd edition (in her office) that you are welcome to borrow.

Works Cited in the ED600 Syllabus

Educational Research: The Hardest Science of All
David C. Berliner
Educational Researcher
Vol. 31, No. 8 (2002) pp. 18-20
Qualitative Studies in Special Education
Ellen Brantlinger, Robert Jimenez, Janette Klingner, Marleen Pugach, and Virginia Richardson
Exceptional Children
Vol. 71, No. 2 (2005) pp. 195-207
The Case Study Approach
Sarah Crowe, Kathrin Cresswell, Ann Robertson, Guro Huby, Anthony Avery, and Aziz Sheikh
BMC Medical Research Methodology
Vol. 11, No. 1 (2011) pp. 100-108
Scientific Culture and Educational Research
Michael J. Feuer, Lisa Towne and Richard J. Shavelson
Educational Researcher
Vol. 31, No. 8 (2002) pp. 4-14
Making Informed Instructional Adjustments in RTI Models: Essentials for Practitioners
John J. Hoover
Intervention in School and Clinic
Vol. 47, No. 2 (2011) pp. 82-90
The Use of Single-Subject Research to Identify Evidence-Based Practice in Special Education
Robert H. Horner, Edward G. Carr, James Halle, Gail McGee, Samuel Odom, and Mark Wolery
Exceptional Children
Vol. 71, No. 2 (2005) pp. 165-179
Writing Interview Protocols and Conducting Interviews: Tips for Students New to the Field of Qualitative Research
Stacy A. Jacob and S. Paige Furguson
The Qualitative Report
Vol. 17, No. 42 (2012) pp. 1-10
Data Recording in the Classroom: It Can Be Done
Andrea D. Jasper, William C. Hunter, Robert L. Williamson, and Emerald R. Collins
Beyond Behavior
Vol. 24, No. 1 (2015) pp. 18-23
The Peculiar Problems of Preparing Educational Researchers
David F. Labaree
Educational Researcher
Vol. 32, No. 4 (May, 2003), pp. 13-22
Action Research and Systematic, Intentional Change in Teaching Practice
Meghan McGlinn Manfra
Review of Research In Education
Vol. 43, No. 1 (2019) pp. 193-196
Conceptualizing Mixed Methods Questions in Special Education Research
Isadore Newman and David E. Houchins
Research in the Schools
Vol. 25, No. 2 (2018) pp. 23-33
Research in Special Education: Scientific Methods and Evidence-Based Practices
Samuel L. Odom, Ellen Brantlinger, Russell Gersten, Robert H. Horner, Bruce Thompson, and Karen R. Harris
Exceptional Children
Vol. 71, No. 2 (2005) pp. 137-148
Qualitative Research as Jazz
Penny Oldfather and Jane West
Educational Researcher
Vol. 23, No. 8 (1994) pp. 22-26
Writing Survey Questions
Pew Research Center
An Introduction to Qualitative Research: Learning in the Field
Click link to order print book through Interlibrary Loan.
Gretchen B. Rossman and Sharon F. Rallis
Sage (2017) 4th ed.
Theoretical Frameworks: Where do they come from? How do we choose them?
Education Policy Blog: Hosted by the Forum on the Future of Public Education
SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2006
Urban Students' Perceptions of Teachers: Views of Students in General, Special, and Honors Education
Elizabeth Shaunessy, and Patricial Alvarez Mchatton
The Urban Review
Vol. 41, No. 5 (2009) pp.486-503
A Reader's Guide to Scientifically Based Research
Robert E. Slavin
Educational Leadership
Vol. 60, No. 5 (2003) pp.12-16
Structured Literacy and Typical Literacy Practices: Understanding Differences to Create Instructional Opportunities
Louise Spear-Swerling
Teaching Exceptional Children
Vol. 51, No. 3 (2019) pp. 201-211
Applied Behavior Analysis in Special Education: Misconceptions and Guidelines for Use
Cary E. Trump, Robert C. Pennington, Jason C. Travers, Joel E. Ringdahl, Erinn E. Whiteside, and Kevin M. Ayres
Teaching Exceptional Children
Vol. 50, No. 6 (2018) pp. 381-393
Understanding Graphs and Tables
Howard Wainer
Educational Researcher
Vol. 21, No. 1 (1992) pp. 14-23

Related Resources on Special Ed. Research

Works Cited in the ED610 Syllabus

Qualitative Analysis on Stage: Making the Research Process More Public
by Vincent A. Anfara, Jr., Kathleen M. Brown, and Terri L. Mangione
Educational Researcher
Vol. 31, No. 7 (2002), pp. 28-38

Graduate research methods in social work: A project-based approach by Matthew DeCarlo; Cory Cummings; and Kate Agnelli
Open access textbook
Creative Commons Attribution: NonCommercial ShareAlike

Ethical issues in school-based research
by Heike Felzmann
Research in Ethics Review
Vol. 5, No. 3 (2009), pp. 104-109
Understanding, Selecting, and Integrating a Theoretical Framework in Dissertation Research: Creating the Blueprint for Your "House"
by Cynthia Grant and Azadeh Osanloo
Administrative Issues Journal
Vol. 4, No. 2 (2014), pp. 12-26
Writing Interview Protocols and Conducting Interviews: Tips for Students New to the Field of Qualitative Research
Stacy A. Jacob and S. Paige Furguson
The Qualitative Report
Vol. 17, No. 42 (2012) pp. 1-10

Qualitative Data Analysis: A Methods Sourcebook by Matthew B. Miles; A. Michael Huberman; Johnny Saldaña
Call Number: H62 .M437 2014
ISBN: 9781452257877

Writing Survey Questions
Pew Research Center
Research and Practice
by Dawn A. Rowe
Teaching Exceptional Children
Vol. 52, No. 1 (2019), pp. 2-3

Qualitative Research: Studying How Things Work
GEISEL LIBRARY DOES NOT HAVE THIS BOOK IN ITS COLLECTION
by Robert Stake
Gilford Press, 2010
Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper: Limitations of the Study
prepared by USC Libraries.