Issues in Special Education Research Within International Perspectives

Abstract

In this commentary, I focus on 4 common issues of concern that are present in different forms in the country reviews: how (a) philosophies, laws, and ethics influence special education research; (b) policy making and research affect each other; and (c) research topics are selected and (d) who conducts special education research with what methodologies. A collection of surveys like this demonstrates the important roles that ongoing international dialogues and the promotion of an international research culture can provide.