Research Methods in Special Education

3 credits · Peabody College - Professional

The primary purpose of this course is for students to become discriminating consumers of educational research. By completing this course, students should be able to read and understand the nature and quality of the designs described in many research articles. They should be able to think critically about such work and determine whether the authors' conclusions are warranted. Students will also learn about differences between qualitative and quantitative research; and between survey, correlational, causal-comparative, and experimental research. [3]