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Qualitative Methods in Special Education Research
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Leko, Melinda M.; Cook, Bryan G.; Cook, Lysandra – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2021
Qualitative research methods are used within special education research to provide insights about how and why phenomena occur. They can, however, be misunderstood and applied inappropriately. Our aim in this article is to provide an overview of qualitative methods, including their purpose, contributions to research involving students with learning…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Research, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology
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
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