Applying quality indicators to single-case research designs used in special education: A systematic review

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 139-153

  Moeller, Jeremy D ^a   Dattilo, John ^a   Rusch, Frank ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84920767329     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.21801     Document Type: Article

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