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The CEC Division for Research (CEC-DR) is a division of The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) devoted to the advancement of research related to the education of individuals with disabilities and/or who are gifted. The goals of CEC-DR include the promotion of equal partnership with practitioners in designing, conducting and interpreting research in special education.

President's Message - Summer 2010

A HUMBLING JOURNEY

Timothy J. Landrum
University of Louisville

As I assume the presidency of the Division for Research, I feel somewhat like I've just won a Nobel Prize.  (Is my reasoning obvious?)

I've been involved with DR since just after graduate school, when it became clear to me that one way to meet, work with, and learn from the top researchers in the field of special education was ... [Click here to read the full message]

News

• DR awards two 2010 Student Research Awards
• In 2008 a special issue of the journal Intevention in School and Clinic was devoted to Evidence Based Practices in Special Education. Access to these articles is available from March 1 to May 31, 2010
• Articles in Exceptional Children's 2009 special issue on Evidence Based Practice are available to DR members
• See DR's publication, Quality Indicators for Research Methodology and Evidence Based Practices
• See 2007 DR Showcase presentations on Evidence-Based Practices in Special Education