Considering Social Validity in Special Education Research
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| Title: | Considering Social Validity in Special Education Research |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Snodgrass, Melinda R. (ORCID |
| Source: | Learning Disabilities Research & Practice. 2023 38(4):311-319. |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Intended Audience: | Practitioners |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Special Education, Educational Research, Validity, Evaluation, Intervention |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ldrp.12326 |
| ISSN: | 0938-8982 1540-5826 |
| Abstract: | This article is part of a special LDRP research-to-practice series introducing key concepts to enable special education practitioners and other nonresearchers to be more informed research consumers. In the article, we explore how social validity is assessed in special education research and how to interpret social validity assessments. Rather than focusing on measuring intervention effects, social validity involves assessing the social importance of the goals, procedures, and outcomes of interventions and programs. We define social validity, provide questions to consider when examining assessments of social validity in research papers, review approaches commonly used to assess social validity with examples from the research literature, and make recommendations for reconciling findings of positive intervention effects on targeted outcomes but absent or negative findings related to social validity in a study. Our take-home message is that considering social validity assessments helps research consumers interpret study findings and informs how to apply findings in practice. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1399769 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | This article is part of a special LDRP research-to-practice series introducing key concepts to enable special education practitioners and other nonresearchers to be more informed research consumers. In the article, we explore how social validity is assessed in special education research and how to interpret social validity assessments. Rather than focusing on measuring intervention effects, social validity involves assessing the social importance of the goals, procedures, and outcomes of interventions and programs. We define social validity, provide questions to consider when examining assessments of social validity in research papers, review approaches commonly used to assess social validity with examples from the research literature, and make recommendations for reconciling findings of positive intervention effects on targeted outcomes but absent or negative findings related to social validity in a study. Our take-home message is that considering social validity assessments helps research consumers interpret study findings and informs how to apply findings in practice. |
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| ISSN: | 0938-8982 1540-5826 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ldrp.12326 |
