Advanced Training Institute on Single-case Research Methods: July 9 – 13, 2024

OBJECTIVE & SPONSOR

The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, in conjunction with the University of Oregon, announces a Research Training Institute on Single-Case Intervention Research Design and Analysis, to increase the national capacity of education researchers to conduct methodologically rigorous single-case intervention studies. #R324B200022

DATES

July 9- 13, 2024 face to face Institute (full days July 9 – 12, half day July 13)

Additional online training before the Institute (half days) April 19, April 24, and 26, 2024, and May 3, 2024

 

LOCATION

This one-week face-to-face Training Institute will be held in Madison near the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison at the Madison Concourse Hotel. Classroom instruction will take place, and Institute participants will be housed in downtown Madison, WI. Pre-Institute meetings will take place synchronously online via Zoom. 

OVERVIEW OF COURSE CONTENT

The course sessions will provide education researchers with intensive training in the skills required to plan, design, implement, analyze, and interpret single-case intervention studies. The Institute will focus on intervention research in which the “cases” consist of either individual participants or clustered educational units (e.g., small groups, classrooms, schools). 

ELIGIBILITY & SELECTION CRITERIA

  • Applicants must have a doctoral degree (e.g., Ph.D., Psy.D., Ed.D.) and experience conducting research relevant to education.
  • Applicants must be citizens or non-citizen nationals of the United States or must have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence (i.e., possess a currently valid Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551, or other legal verification of such status).
  • Preference will be given to individuals who (a) have demonstrated their ability to conduct independent intervention research, (b) are currently employed in a setting in which conducting research relevant to education is part of their regular responsibilities, (c) are employed in a setting where teaching single-case methods is part of their responsibilities, and (d) can demonstrate that they need the knowledge and skills addressed in the Training Institute. Applicants should report past attendance at other Methods Training Institutes.

    Each application will be evaluated on its own merits. If more than 35 meritorious applications are received, other criteria such as disciplinary, geographical, and institutional diversity will be considered. 

  • Applicants must have familiarity with basic statistical methods and must be experienced in using personal computers and statistical computer packages. The Training Institute will include “hands-on” data-analysis sessions. Some experience with SPSS or R Studio procedures, including conducting graphical and standard statistical analyses (e.g., frequency and scatter diagrams, cross-tabulations, analysis of variance, and regression analyses), is expected.
  • Black, Indigenous, and People of Color as well as women, and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
  • Both early career and senior researchers who would benefit from the knowledge and skills addressed in the Training Institute are encouraged to apply. However, because of space limitations, preference will be given to the former.
  • If selected for participation in the Training Institute, individuals who require reasonable accommodations for disabilities should contact Katheryn Wood (katw@uoregon.edu).

COST & STIPENDS

The University of Oregon will pay the cost for attendees’ tuition and course materials, and lodging.  Accepted attendees will be responsible for their own travel and food costs. Two scholarship travel awards will be awarded to attendees from under-represented backgrounds. Scholarships will be based on self-nomination in the personal statement portion of the application and applicant ratings.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Application Procedures:

Individuals interested in attending the Training Institute should submit the following materials to katw@uoregon.edu: A copy of the applicant’s curriculum vitae and a 2 to 3-page personal statement (as described below).

The curriculum vitae must include information on the applicant’s:

  1. Title/position at the institution or organization
  2. Current and past teaching assignments relevant to single-case research
  3. Academic/professional degree
  4. Citizenship status (United States citizen or permanent resident)
  5. Currently funded research grants and the sources of funding

A 2- to 3-page personal statement describing the applicant’s:

  1. Current and planned single-case design intervention projects.
  2. Previous statistical training (e.g., graduate level coursework, post-doctoral training), and familiarity with statistical packages (e.g., SPSS, RStudio). Any past methods training workshops or institutes.
  3. How the workshop is likely to influence the applicant’s future research (e.g., if the applicant has experience with group designs, describe how single-case intervention research skills will strengthen the applicant’s program of research or if the applicant currently has experience in single-case research describe how additional training will benefit the applicant’s research).
  4. Additional information as relevant regarding the applicant’s self-nomination for a travel award based on identification as a member of one or more groups underrepresented in education.

Requirement: The personal statement is limited to 3 single-spaced pages in 12-point font and must be attached as a MS Word document or as a PDF file. Application materials should be submitted to katw@uoregon.edu. 

All applications must be received no later than Wednesday March 13, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Applications will be reviewed and applicants will be notified no later than March 25, 2024 via electronic mail. Selected applicants will receive the Training Institute schedule and information about ground travel and lodging.

Single-Case Intervention Research Training Institute inquiries:

Wendy Machalicek E-mail: wmachali@uoregon.edu

Inquiries about submission of the Single-Case Intervention Research Institute application materials:

Katheryn Wood  E-mail: katw@uoregon.edu

 

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