Welcome to DR

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 2008

Why Should You Join DR?

Robin McWilliam
Vanderbilt University

Why would someone join the Division for Research (DR)? We are not focused on a particular group of children or families. We do not have our own conference - yet. And we like to talk about things like levels of evidence, epistemology, effect size, visual analysis, the Belmont Report, and the tribulations of publishing about low-incidence ... [Click here to read the full message]

News

• 2008 DR Awards announced for 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