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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 2010

ON THE INSPIRATION OF ADVOCATES AND PERSPIRATION OF RESEARCHERS

Jean B. Crockett
University of Florida

This message is being written on November 29, 2009, the 34th anniversary of the signing of PL 94-142, the landmark American legislation known as The Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Much of what was signed into law in 1975 by President Gerald Ford is currently enacted in the Individuals with Dis... [Click here to read the full message]

News

• 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