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Project IRIS: Research Methods in Special & Inclusive Education

The following bibliography lists a number of texts which address issues for researchers in the field of special and inclusive education.


  1. Armstrong, F, & Moore, M. (2004) Action Research for Inclusive Education. London: Routledge
  2. Atkinson, D, & Walmsley, L. (1999) Using autobiographical approaches with people with learning difficulties. Disability and Society 14 (2) 203 – 216
  3. Barnes, C, & Mercer, C, (Eds.)(1997)Doing Disability Research. Leeds: Disability Press.
  4. Boardman, A., Arguelles, M., Vaughn, S., Hughes, M, & Klingner, J. (2005) Special Education Teachers' Views of Research-Based Practices The Journal of Special Education 39 (3) 168 – 180
  5. Clough, P, & Barton, L. (Eds.) Articulating with Difficulty: Research Voices in Inclusive Education. London: Paul Chapman.
  6. Gersten, R, & Brengelman, S. (1996) The quest to translate research into practice: the emerging knowledge base. Remedial and Special Education 17 (1)  67 - 74
  7. Gersten, R., Schiller, E, & Vaughn, S. (2000) Contemporary Special Education Research.  Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum
  8. Gilbert, T. (2004) Involving people with learning disabilities in research: issues and possibilitie Health and Social Care in the Community 12 (4) 298 – 308
  9. Greenwood, C, & Abbott, M. (2001) The research to practice gap in special education.  Teacher Education and Special Education 24 (4) 276 - 289
  10. Hegarty, S. & Evans, P. (1985) Research and Evaluation Methods in Special Education. Windsor: National Federation for Educational Research.
  11. Horner, R., Carr, E., Halle, J., McGree, G., Odom, S, & Wolery, M. (2005) The Use of Single-Subject Research to Identify Evidence-Based Practice in Special Education. Exceptional Children 71
  12. Madsen, D. (1992). Successful dissertations and theses: a guide to graduate student research from proposal to completion (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey -Bass
  13. Malouf, D, & Schiller, E. (1995) Practice and research in special education. Exceptional Children 61 (5) 414 - 424
  14. Mertens, D. M. & McLaughlin, J. A. (2003) Research and Evaluation Methods in Special Education Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press
  15. Moore, M., Beazley, S, & Maelzer, J. (1998) Researching Disability Issues. Buckingham: Open University
  16. Odom, S., Brantlinger, E., Gersten, R., Horner, R., Thompson, B, & Harris, K. (2005) Research in Special Education: Scientific Methods and Evidence-Based Practices. Exceptional Children 71 137 – 148
  17. Porter, J, & Lacey, P. (2005) Researching Learning Difficulties: A Guide for Practitioners.London: Paul Chapman
  18. Rose, R, & Grosvenor, I. (2001) Doing Research in Special Education. London: David Fulton.
  19. Rose, R. (2002) Teaching as a ‘research based profession’: encouraging practitioner research in special education. British Journal of Special Education. 29 (1) 44 – 48
  20. Rose, R. (2003) Researching ‘on’, ‘about’ and ‘with’: new directions for research in special education.  Frontline 55 26 – 27  
  21. Rose, R, & Garner, P. (2006) Enquire within: taking possession of the researching of teaching and learning. Support for Learning 21 (1) 2 – 4.
  22. Sagor, R. (2000). Guiding school improvement with action research. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
  23. Shakespeare, T. (1996) Rules of engagement: doing disability research. Disability and Society.  11 (1) 115 - 119
  24. Smith, B. (1996. Addressing the delusion of relevance: struggles in connecting educational research and social justice. Educational Action Research 4 (1) 73 – 90
  25. Stone, E, & Priestley, M. (1996). Parasites, pawns and partners: disability research and the role of non-disabled researchers. British Journal of Sociology 47 (4) 609 - 716
  26. Ward, L. (1996) Seen and Heard: Involving Disabled Children and Young People in Research and Development Projects. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
  27. Walliman, N. (2005). Your research project: A step by step guide for the first time researcher (2nd ed.). London: Sage
  28. Watkins, A. (2006). So what exactly do teacher researchers think about doing research? Support for Learning 21 (1) 12 – 13
  29. Zarb, G. (1992). On the road to Damascus: first steps towards changing the relations of disability research production. Disability, Handicap and Society. 7 (2) 125 - 138

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