When all you have is a hammer ⋯: RCTs and hegemony in science

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-13

  Keenan, Mickey ^a   Dillenburger, Karola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Applied Behaviour Analysis; Autism spectrum disorder; Evidence based practice; Hegemony; Randomised controlled trial; Science

Indexed keywords

APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS; AUTISM; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77957336320     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.02.003     Document Type: Review

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