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Methodological application of multiple case study design using modified consensual qualitative research (CQR) analysis to identify best practices and organizational factors in the public rehabilitation program

Issue title: Evidence-based Best Practices in the Public Vocational Rehabilitation Program that Lead to Employment Outcomes

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Anderson, Catherine A. | Leahy, Michael J. | DelValle, Roy | Sherman, Susan | Tansey, Timothy N.

Affiliations: University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI, USA | Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA | University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA

Note: [] Address for correspondence: Dr. Catherine A. Anderson, Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute (SVRI), University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI 54751, USA. E-mail: [email protected]

Keywords: Multiple case study design, consensual qualitative research, state vocational rehabilitation agency, evidence-based practices, qualitative research

DOI: 10.3233/JVR-140709

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 87-98, 2014

Revision received July 2014
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Accepted July 2014
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Published: 2014
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Abstract

A multiple case study design, using modified consensual qualitative research (CQR) methodological elements for data analysis, was used to explore emerging and promising practices among four state vocational rehabilitation programs. One hundred fifty-eight counselors, mid-level managers, and leaders participated in semi-structured interviews to help identify both organizational and service delivery practices associated with successful employment outcomes in the public Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program. Conducting comprehensive, multiple case studies is time and resource intensive and can therefore be difficult to replicate. However, the eclectic methodology utilized for this study resulted in rich results that will be helpful in informing rehabilitation research, practice, and policy.

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