The Policy Behind ResearchCEC’S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM ACT

Today’s Discussion

Brief Historical Perspective of the Federal Role in Special Education Research

Overview of CEC’s Recommendations for the Reauthorization of the Education Sciences Reform Act

Responding to CEC’s ESRA Recommendations & Looking Ahead to the Future of Special Education Research

A Brief Historical Perspective

LINDA LEWIS, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

Reauthorization of the Education Sciences Reform Act

CEC’S RECOMMENDATIONS

A Collaborative Effort

CEC ESRA Recommendations

CEC

Division for Research

CEC Children and Youth Action

Network

CEC Board of Directors

CEC Representative Assembly

CEC’s ESRA Guiding Principles

Strengthen National

Center for Special

Education Research

Bridge Research-to-Practice Gap

Recognize Special/Gifted Ed in Institute for Education

Sciences

Support, Strong

Consistent Leadership

Strengthening the National Center for Special Education Research

• Emphasize importance of promoting quality and integrity of scientific inquiry

• Strengthening the peer review process

Providing Relevant Research to Bridge the Research-to-Practice Gap

• Expanding opportunities for public input

• Collaboration between NCSER and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

• Greater dissemination

• Focus on the special/gifted education researcher pipeline

• Data on students with gifts and talents

Recognize Special/Gifted Education Throughout IES

• Weave special/gifted education throughout structure of IES

• Permit use of high quality research methodologies used in special education (i.e. single-subject design)

• Increase special/gifted education expertise on National Board for Education Sciences

• Expand concept of ‘achievement gap’ to include ‘excellence gap’

Support the Vitality of IES by Fostering Strong, Consistent Leadership

• IES policies must be able to compete with other public/private sector opportunities to attract top talent

Responding to CEC’s ESRA Reauthorization Recommendations &

Looking Ahead in Special Education Research KAREN HARRIS, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Questions?

Thank You!

Deb Ziegler

debz@cec.sped.org

Kim Hymes

kimh@cec.sped.org

Linda Lewis

lmlewis@uoregon.edu

Karen Harris

Karen.R.Harris@asu.edu