A Critical Analysis of the Role of Measurement on the Validity of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (EBD) Research

Autor/inn/en	Stichter, Janine Peck; Conroy, Maureen A.
Titel	A Critical Analysis of the Role of Measurement on the Validity of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (EBD) Research
Quelle	In: Behavioral Disorders, 30 (2004) 1, S.7-18 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0198-7429
Schlagwörter	Federal Legislation; Criticism; Validity; Behavior Disorders; Early Intervention; Scientific Research; Educational Research; Special Education; Emotional Problems; Measurement Objectives + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bundesrecht; Kritik; Gültigkeit; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen
Abstract	The enactment of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has pushed to the forefront the ever-present need to conduct high quality research and translate our research findings to practice by emphasizing evidence-based practices for schools and related settings. Currently, much of the discussion surrounding evidence-based practices has focused on defining these practices based on the experimental designs used in special education research. Other issues related to conducting rigorous research, such as measurement and validity, have been noticeably absent from the discussion. In this paper, we suggest that shifts in our research, conceptually as well as practically, have impacted our measurement systems, ultimately affecting the validity of our research and the availability of evidence-based practices. The purpose of our paper is to discuss the role of measurement and examine the status of validity in research within the field of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (EBD). In addition, we provide an effective blueprint for extending the empirical rigor and generalization of our research findings with the goal of improving the availability of evidence-based practices for children, families, and teachers. (Author).
Anmerkungen	Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders. Council for Exceptional Children, 1110 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22201-5704. Tel: 612-276-0140; Fax: 612-276-0142; Web site: http://www.ccbd.net/behavioraldisorders/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10