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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 - Spring 2012

Thinking Heuristically About Special Education Research and Practice

Bryan Cook
University of Hawaii

I recently read a few articles discussing heuristics, and I’ve become intrigued by their potential as a fruitful object of inquiry and for helping to bridge the research to practice gap in special education. Heuristics are common-sense “rules of thumb” people use to arrive at satisfactory conclusions when they do no... [Click here to read the full message]

News

• DR White Paper:  Thinking and Communicating About Evidence-based Practices in Special Education
• Students selected for 2011 DR Doctoral Student Seminars in Special Education Research
• 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