Causal-comparative research designs

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Schenker, Jason D. | Rumrill, Jr., Phillip D.

Affiliations: Kent State University, Department of Educational Foundations and Special Services, 201 Moulton Hall, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242, USA. Tel.: +1 330 672 9959; Fax: +1 330 672 5834; E-mail: [email protected]

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Abstract: This article describes causal-comparative research designs and examines the role these studies play in rehabilitation research. The goals, assumptions, and data analytic strategies that inhere to causal-comparative research are emphasized, illustrated with examples from the contemporary vocational rehabilitation literature.

Keywords: vocational rehabilitation research, casual-comparative research design

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 117-121, 2004