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ERIC Number: EJ370437
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Legitimizing the Field of Learning Disabilities: Does Research Orientation Matter?
Scruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v21 n4 p219-22 Apr 1988
In response to H. Lee Swanson's paper, "Toward a Metatheory of Learning Disabilities," this article argues that the field of learning disabilities does not need to be legitimized and that basic research in learning disabilities is not necessarily the prerequisite vehicle by which theoretical progress can be made. (JDD)
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Orientation, Research Needs, Research Problems, Research Utilization, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Metatheory; Swanson (H Lee)
Note: For related documents, see EC 202 626-633.