An Examination of Social Validity Within Single-Case Research With Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 357-370

  Spear, Caitlin F ^a   Strickland Cohen, M Kathleen ^a   Romer, Natalie ^b   Albin, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

emotional and behavioral disorders; evidence based practices; single case research; social validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886634367     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741932513490809     Document Type: Article

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