Research Guides: Special Education: Special Education Resources

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This guide includes research tips and resources for doing Special Education research. Recommended resources include search databases, journals, e-books, webpages, and more.

Information Resources

Education Source This link opens in a new window
Combines content from other education databases such as Education Full-Text, Teacher Reference Center, and Professional Development Collection into one source.
ERIC (.gov) This link opens in a new window
Education Resource Information Center. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences and the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC contains more than 1.3 million scholarly journal articles as well as other education-related material. Full-text educational journal (EJ) articles are available as well as educational documents (ED). If full-text educational documents (ED) are not available online, most of them are available on microfiche at Forsyth Library.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Offers more than 1.7 million full-text dissertations in the humanities, social sciences, technology and more.
PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
Millions of article citations, some with links to the complete article. To find complete articles, check the box for "Linked Full-Text" under Limit Results on the search page. Covers psychology and related disciplines including psychiatry, social work, pharmacology, medicine, law, and education.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed comprises more than 24 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

If you have searched PubMed and located a citation of interest, check for full-text icons in the upper right corner of the display above the citation. Some full text articles may be free, for example those archived in the PubMed Central® (PMC) database.

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Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education by Cecil R. Reynolds; Elaine Fletcher-Janzen (Editor)
ISBN: 9780471652519
Publication Date: 2004-03-25
The Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource for those working in the fields of special education research and practice.
Handbook of Special Education by Daniel P. Hallahan (Editor); James M. Kauffman (Editor)
ISBN: 9780203837306
Publication Date: 2011-05-15
Special education is now an established part of public education in the United States--by law and by custom. However, it is still widely misunderstood and continues to be dogged by controversies related to such things as categorization, grouping, assessment, placement, funding, instruction, and a variety of legal issues.
Special Education - A Reference Book for Policy and Curriculum Development by Arlene Sacks
ISBN: 9781682179505
Publication Date: 2018-09-01
A reference work that presents a chronology focusing on special education, its development, and the important issues that both positively and negatively affect the field.
The Special Educator's Comprehensive Guide to 301 Diagnostic Tests by Roger Pierangelo; George Giuliani
ISBN: 9781119520047
Publication Date: 2018-03-02
The greatly expanded second edition contains 301 new and enhanced tests, which are vital to understanding assessment in special education.

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Educating Exceptional Children by Samuel A. Kirk; Mary Ruth Coleman; James J. Gallagher; Nicholas Anastasiow
ISBN: 9781285451343
Publication Date: 2014-03-05
Authored by luminaries in the special education field, EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN introduces readers to each of the thirteen disability categories, and discusses the needs of children who are gifted and talented.
Educating One and All by Lorraine M. McDonnell (Editor); Margaret J. McLaughlin (Editor); Patricia Morison (Editor); Committee on Goals 2000 and the Inclusion of Student
ISBN: 9780309057899
Publication Date: 1997-07-01
Six articles address how to reconcile educational policies and practices that focus on common learning for all students with those designed to individualize education for the unique student.
Effective Inclusive Schools by Thomas Hehir; Lauren I. Katzman
ISBN: 9780470880142
Publication Date: 2012-02-21
How to raise the achievement of all kids, from gifted to those with severe disabilities
Minority Students in Special and Gifted Education by Suzanne Donovan; Christopher T. Cross; National Research Council Staff; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education Staff; Minority Representation in Special Education Committee; Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Staff
ISBN: 9780309512237
Publication Date: 2002-08-30
Special education and gifted and talented programs were designed for children whose educational needs are not well met in regular classrooms.
The Road Ahead by K. Storey (Editor); D. Hunter (Editor)
ISBN: 9781614993124
Publication Date: 2013-12-11
Successful transition from school to adult life has always been difficult for people with disabilities, especially in the area of employment.
The Wiley Handbook of Diversity in Special Education by Marie Tejero Hughes (Editor); Elizabeth Talbott (Editor)
ISBN: 9781118768884
Publication Date: 2017-04-17
The Wiley Handbook of Diversity in Special Education is a state-of-the-art reference showcasing cutting-edge special education research with a focus on children and youth with disabilities from diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and economic backgrounds.

More E-Book Resources

Council for Exceptional Children
DoE: Indivisuals with Disabilities Act
IDEA website
DoE: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
OSERS website
National Association of Special Education Teachers
National Center on Educational Outcomes
NCEO helps students with disabilities, English learners (ELs), and ELs with disabilities

This is a select list. Search the Forsyth E-Journal List for more special education journals

British journal of special education.
Covers the whole range of learning difficulties relating to children in mainstream and special schools. Particular emphasis on reviews of books, software and other resources; international, national and local policy and practice
International journal of special education
Publishes original articles concerning special education.
Remedial and special education (Online)
Special Education
A Lithuanian-specific journal that provides a focus for debate about such issues as human rights, disability, discrimination, segregation, integration, inclusion, policy and practices of meeting individual and special needs of human beings, etc.
Teacher Education and Special Education
The purposes of TED are to stimulate and improve the preparation of those who will teach and otherwise work with and for children with disabilities, to encourage research on questions relating to exceptionality and to the teaching of children with disabilities, to establish liaisons with organizations of allied purposes, and to assist chapters and federations of TED in carrying out these purposes at state or provincial levels
Topics in early childhood special education (Online)
Articles, review articles, commentary and book reviews that focus on different aspects of early childhood special education. Topics include staff development, technical assistance, intervention programs, research and practice in early intervention.
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