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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 - Winter 2009

DISCERNMENT AND EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE

Rick Brigham
George Mason University

Why do we educate? A great deal of what should be done in education falls out of the way that we decide that question. My answer for quite a while has been to promote good judgment. I recently heard a group of medical practitioners discussing the same issue, but from a slightly different angle. The question they were examining was rou... [Click here to read the full message]

News

• October 15, 2009 is the deadline for nominations for 2010 DR Awards for Distinguished Early Career Research and Early Career Publication.
• 2009 DR Awards announced for Distinguished Early Career Research and Early Career Publication
• 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