A Rationale for the Use of Case Reports in Special Education: The Significance of Detailed Descriptions of Assessment and Intervention Scenarios for Bridging the Research-to-Practice Gap

Grünke, Matthias; Hord, Casey; Macdonald, Stephen. J.

A Rationale for the Use of Case Reports in Special Education: The Significance of Detailed Descriptions of Assessment and Intervention Scenarios for Bridging the Research-to-Practice Gap

Grünke, Matthias; Hord, Casey; Macdonald, Stephen. J.

Authors

Matthias Grünke

Casey Hord

Professor Stephen Macdonald stephen.j.macdonald@durham.ac.uk
Professor in Social Work

Abstract

Case reports make up a significant part of the medical literature by documenting unique clinical scenarios or exemplary treatment practices from which real-life lessons can be learned. But while such studies play an essential role in medical research, they rarely appear in special education journals. Competently assessing and instructing children, adolescents, and adults with special needs is complicated. Case reports that explicitly illustrate how to carry out such challenging tasks could be just as helpful in special education as they are in various medical fields. In this paper, we argue for the importance of such accounts and provide guidelines for how to structure them as a sound scholarly outlet.

Citation

Grünke, M., Hord, C., & Macdonald, S. J. (2021). A Rationale for the Use of Case Reports in Special Education: The Significance of Detailed Descriptions of Assessment and Intervention Scenarios for Bridging the Research-to-Practice Gap. Insights on learning disabilities, 18(1), 91-101

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	2021
Deposit Date	May 11, 2022
Publicly Available Date	May 12, 2022
Journal	Insights into Learning Disabilities
Print ISSN	1949-1212
Publisher	Learning Disabilities Worldwide
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	18
Issue	1
Pages	91-101
Publisher URL	https://www.ldw-ild.org/open-access-articles.html
Related Public URLs	https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1295243