EDITED BY
THOMAS E. SCRUGGS
George Mason University, Fairfax, USA
MARGO A. MASTROPIERI
Georg e Mason University, Fairfax, USA
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH APPLICATIONS WITH YOUTH WITH HIGH-INCIDENCE DISABILITIES
ABSTRAC T
The contributions of qualitative research to the study of behavioral emotional disabilities, mild intellectual disabilities, and learning disabilities (the three types of high incidence disabilities) are relatively recent and far from abundant. This chapter discusses qualitative, or ‘‘naturalistic’ ’ research by briefly examining the methodology used in such inquiry, reviewing many of the available studies concerning those with high incidence disabilities, and providing implications from the existing empirical literature. It is not recommended that qualitative research takes the place of quantitative research in special education, but well designed and executed naturalistic studies can contribute additional knowledge that is worth while to the field.
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