Quality indicators for group experimental and quasi-experimental research in special education

Exceptional Children

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-164

  Gersten, Russell ^a   Fuchs, Lynn S ^b   Compton, Donald ^b   Coyne, Michael ^c   Greenwood, Charles ^d   Innocenti, Mark S ^e  

^a Instructional Research Group   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^e UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 13944252563     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440290507100202     Document Type: Review

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