ERIC Number: EJ1011097
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-May
Pages: 20
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Articles Published in Six School Psychology Journals from 2005-2009: Where's the Intervention Research?
Villarreal, Victor; Gonzalez, Jorge E.; McCormick, Anita S.; Simek, Amber; Yoon, Hyunhee
Psychology in the Schools, v50 n5 p500-519 May 2013
This article reports on a content analysis of six school psychology journals spanning the years 2005-2009, with a particular focus on published intervention research. The analysis showed that (a) research articles were the most frequently published, with the largest category being descriptive research; (b) the percentage of intervention studies was higher (9.3%) than previously reported but lower than reported in special education journals (15.9%); (c) of the published interventions, the most frequent design was quasi-experimental, followed by single-subject research; (d) most intervention studies were conducted in school settings utilizing children in kindergarten through Grade 5, followed as a distant second by middle school settings; (e) the preponderance of intervention studies were academic or social/behavioral, with emotional interventions being the least represented; and (f) of the academic interventions, the most widely studied dimension was reading, followed as a distant second by math. The findings are discussed in terms of their relevance for addressing the research-to-practice gap as well as their implications for school psychology research and practice. (Contains 1 table and 7 figures.)
Descriptors: School Psychology, Journal Articles, Intervention, Content Analysis, Meta Analysis, Bibliometrics, Educational Research, Position Papers, Program Descriptions, Psychometrics, Curriculum Research, Textbook Research, Methods Research, Literature Reviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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