What is Published in the Field of Special Education? An Analysis of 11 Prominent Journals

This journal analysis identifies types of articles published in 11 highly visible journals relevant to special education from 1988 through 2006 paying particular attention to intervention research. It was concluded that (a) research articles represent the largest category of articles published acros...

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Published in:Exceptional children 2009-10, Vol.76 (1), p.95-109
Main Authors: Mastropieri, Margo A., Berkeley, Sheri, McDuffie, Kimberly A., Graff, Heidi, Marshak, Lisa, Conners, Nicole A., Diamond, Christina M., Simpkins, Pamela, Bowdey, Floyd Robert, Fulcher, Amie, Scruggs, Thomas E., Cuenca-Sanchez, Yojanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affective Behavior
Behavior
Behavior Disorders
Case Studies
Developmental Disabilities
Disabilities
Educational Facilities Improvement
Educational Legislation
Educational Policy
Educational Practices
Educational Psychology
Educational Research
Elementary School Students
Federal Legislation
Forecasts and trends
Intervention
Learning disabilities
Middle School Students
No Child Left Behind Act 2001-US
Peer review
Periodicals
Politics of Education
Preschool Children
Program Descriptions
Psychological Patterns
Psychological research
R&D
Reading Difficulties
Research & development
Research Design
Researchers
Resistance (Psychology)
Response to Intervention
Secondary School Students
Social Behavior
Special Education
Student Behavior
Studies
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Summary:This journal analysis identifies types of articles published in 11 highly visible journals relevant to special education from 1988 through 2006 paying particular attention to intervention research. It was concluded that (a) research articles represent the largest category of articles published across all journals, (b) the proportion of intervention research studies published (15.9%) is disappointingly small, (c) academic intervention research is conducted more frequently than social intervention research, (d) reading intervention research represents the largest area of academic intervention research, and (e) intervention research employing preschool and elementary students with disabilities is published more frequently than research with middle and secondary students. Findings are discussed with respect to implications for research, practice, and policy in special education.
ISSN:0014-4029
2163-5560
DOI:10.1177/001440290907600105