INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze themes and identify gaps in special education research through reviews of existing research Audience: Graduate 2. Identify and reflect on ethical issues and considerations in special education research (e.g., bias, power dynamic, access, equity, confidentiality) Audience: Graduate 3. Identify and articulate action research questions based on research interests Audience: Graduate 4. Select appropriate research methods to answer action research questions Audience: Graduate 5. Apply knowledge of special education research to engage in action research Audience: Graduate 6. Apply knowledge of special education research to select, evaluate, and innovate practices Audience: Graduate 7. Evaluate the quality of four different types of special education research (i.e., qualitative research, correlational research, group design research, and single case design research) Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze themes and identify gaps in special education research through reviews of existing research Audience: Graduate 2. Identify and reflect on ethical issues and considerations in special education research (e.g., bias, power dynamic, access, equity, confidentiality) Audience: Graduate 3. Identify and articulate action research questions based on research interests Audience: Graduate 4. Select appropriate research methods to answer action research questions Audience: Graduate 5. Apply knowledge of special education research to engage in action research Audience: Graduate 6. Apply knowledge of special education research to select, evaluate, and innovate practices Audience: Graduate 7. Evaluate the quality of four different types of special education research (i.e., qualitative research, correlational research, group design research, and single case design research) Audience: Graduate