Objective: | The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education announces a Summer Research Training Institute on Single-Case Intervention Research Design and Analysis, to increase the national capacity of education researchers to conduct methodologically rigorous single-case intervention studies. |
Type: | Training |
Dates: | June 24 –June 28, 2013 |
Location: | University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI This one week Training Institute will be held on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Classroom instruction will take place in UW-Madison's Wisconsin Center for Education Research in the Educational Sciences Building. Institute participants will be housed at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Madison, WI. The hotel is located within walking distance of the university campus and the Educational Sciences Building. |
Course Content: | The course sessions will provide education researchers with intensive training in the skills required to plan, design, implement, analyze, and interpret single-case intervention studies. The Institute will focus on intervention research in which the "cases" consist of either individual participants or clustered educational units (e.g., small groups, classrooms, schools). The course will enable participants to:
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Training Institute Sponsor: | The National Center for Special Education Research at the Institute of Education Sciences, is providing support for this Summer Training Institute with collaboration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Eligibility Requirements and Selection Criteria for Training Institute Fellows:
Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Postdoctoral fellows, junior researchers, and senior researchers who would benefit from the knowledge and skills addressed in the Summer Training Institute are encouraged to apply. If selected for participation in the Summer Training Institute, individuals who require reasonable accommodations for disabilities should contact Laura Walters (laura.walters@nccsite.com) at 703-243-9696. |
Costs and Stipends: | The Institute of Education Sciences will pay for travel to and from the Summer Training Institute site, lodging, and access to course materials. |
Application Procedures: | The Summer Training Institute will be offered June 24–June 28, 2013. If you are interested in attending the Summer Training Institute, please use the link below to submit the following materials:
Requirement: The personal statement is limited to 3 single spaced pages in 12-point font and must be attached as a MS Word document or as a PDF file. Application materials should be submitted online at: http://www.nccsite.com/events/SCDInstitute2013/application/. All applications must be received no later than March 15, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. EST. Applications will be reviewed and applicants will be notified no later than April 12, 2013 via electronic mail. Selected applicants will receive the Summer Training Institute course schedule and information about travel and lodging. |
Instructors: | (Pending) |
Contact Information: | Thomas R. Kratochwill, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison Joel R. Levin, Ph.D., University of Arizona and University of Wisconsin-Madison Robert H. Horner, Ph.D., University of Oregon John M. Ferron, Ph.D., University of South Florida Hariharan Swaminathan, Ph.D., University of Connecticut Erin Barton, Ph.D., University of Oregon Single-Case Intervention Research Training Institute inquiries: Inquiries about submission of the Single-Case Intervention Research Institute application materials: |