EDSE 744: Current Issues in Special Education

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General Information

Credit hours: 3

Description: Helps students develop an understanding of the role of convergent research evidence in addressing current issues in special education practice and policy. Familiarizes students with current issues in special education and the group experimental, single subject, and qualitative research designs used to address these current issues. Students evaluate research studies both in terms of their methodological strengths and weaknesses and their part in providing convergent bodies of evidence that can be used for defining practice and policy.* (*NOTE: Exceeds 70 work limit, but intentionally matches EDSE 843 catalog description exactly; it is expected that these courses may be cross-listed.) Prerequisites: There are no required prerequisites for this course, but it is strongly recommended that students completing the Certificate in Special Education Leadership complete courses in a specific order. Please refer to your Program of Studies for the recommended sequence of courses if you are completing the Certificate in Special Education Leadership.

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