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