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Following Haring's (1992) recommendation, we have utilized qualitative research techniques to assist us in designing a program of research on inclusive education which is responsive to the outcome values and priorities identified by teachers and parents. Using interviews, observations, and document analysis to follow 35 children in full inclusion classrooms over a period of two years, we have described outcomes for these children in three major domains. These outcome domains, and subthemes within them, have been evaluated and revised based on interviews and social validation ratings by parents and teachers. Dependent measures based on our qualitative research findings are currently being used in a series of behavior analytic studies designed to evaluate the effects of specific interventions on outcomes of inclusion for children with and without disabilities.
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Schwartz, I.S., Staub, D., Gallucci, C. et al. Blending qualitative and behavior analytic research methods to evaluate outcomes in inclusive schools. J Behav Educ 5, 93–106 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02110216
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