Single-Case Intervention Research Design Standards

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 26-38

  Kratochwill, Thomas R ^a   Hitchcock, John H ^b   Horner, Robert H ^c   Levin, Joel R ^d   Odom, Samuel L ^e   Rindskopf, David M ^f   Shadish, William R ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

design standards; evidence criteria; single case research design; WWC single case design standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870872355     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741932512452794     Document Type: Review

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