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A Targeted Review of Open Practices in Special Education Publications

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Title: A Targeted Review of Open Practices in Special Education Publications
Language: English
Authors: Cook, Bryan G. (ORCID 0000-0001-9294-0873), van Dijk, Wilhelmina, Vargas, Isabel, Aigotti, Susan M., Fleming, Jesse I., McDonald, Sean D., Richmond, Cassidi L., Griendling, Lindsay M. (ORCID 0000-0002-5243-990X), McLucas, Alan S., Johnson, Rachelle M. (ORCID 0000-0002-8416-9262)
Source: Exceptional Children. Apr 2023 89(3):238-255.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 18
Publication Date: 2023
Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) (ED/OSERS)
Contract Number: R305B200020
H325D180108
H325D190048
Document Type: Journal Articles
Information Analyses
Descriptors: Special Education, Journal Articles, Open Educational Resources, Access to Information, Educational Research
DOI: 10.1177/00144029221145195
ISSN: 0014-4029
2163-5560
Abstract: Open practices, such as preregistration, registered reports, open materials, open data, open analytic code, replication, open peer review, open access, and conflict-of-interest and funding statements, support the transparency, accessibility, and reproducibility of research and other scholarship. The purpose of this review was to examine the prevalence of these open practices in the special education literature. We reviewed a randomly selected sample of 250 articles published in special education journals in 2020. Results indicated that conflict-of-interest and funding statements were present in most articles; a small but meaningful proportion of articles provided open materials and were open access; and preregistration, registered reports, open data, open analytic code, open peer review, and replication were rarely or never observed. Recommendations for researching and supporting the use of open practices in special education scholarship are provided.
Abstractor: As Provided
Notes: https://osf.io/ykwrn
IES Funded: Yes
Entry Date: 2023
Accession Number: EJ1371868
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Open practices, such as preregistration, registered reports, open materials, open data, open analytic code, replication, open peer review, open access, and conflict-of-interest and funding statements, support the transparency, accessibility, and reproducibility of research and other scholarship. The purpose of this review was to examine the prevalence of these open practices in the special education literature. We reviewed a randomly selected sample of 250 articles published in special education journals in 2020. Results indicated that conflict-of-interest and funding statements were present in most articles; a small but meaningful proportion of articles provided open materials and were open access; and preregistration, registered reports, open data, open analytic code, open peer review, and replication were rarely or never observed. Recommendations for researching and supporting the use of open practices in special education scholarship are provided.
ISSN:0014-4029
2163-5560
DOI:10.1177/00144029221145195