On the History of Single-Case Methodology: A Data-Based Analysis

To provide context surrounding the history of single-case research and to act as a benchmark for which future changes across the fields and disciplines that use single-case methods may be compared, we conducted this study to serve as an update and extension on the trends and prevalence of single-cas...

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Published inJournal of behavioral education Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 163 - 183
Main Authors Shepley, Collin, Shepley, Sally B., Spriggs, Amy D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.03.2024
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Analysis
Applied Behavior Analysis
Behavior Disorders
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Behavioral Science Research
Behavioral sciences
Career Development
Child and School Psychology
Clearinghouses
Counselor Training
Data analysis
Educational Methods
Educational Strategies
Educational Trends
Forecasts and trends
Learning and Instruction
Original Paper
Peers
Periodicals
Psychological Patterns
Psychology
Research design
Research Methodology
Researchers
School Personnel
School Policy
Single subject research
Special Education
Teaching Methods
Time
Trend Analysis
Young Children
United States
Impact factors
Publication trends
Single-case design
Research methods
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Summary:To provide context surrounding the history of single-case research and to act as a benchmark for which future changes across the fields and disciplines that use single-case methods may be compared, we conducted this study to serve as an update and extension on the trends and prevalence of single-case research in the peer-reviewed literature. Our analytical sample was derived from 20 peer-reviewed journals over a 40-year timespan. Results indicate that since 1978, approximately one in six publications within our examined body of research employed a single-case research design. Exploratory moderator analyses revealed that a journal’s focus on behavior analytic research, and a journal’s impact factor moderated the prevalence of single-case publications within a journal. We discuss our findings in relation to prior studies examining the prevalence and trends of single-case research and future directions for single-case researchers to improve the quality, value, and understanding of single-case methodology ( https://osf.io/fns3m/ ).
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ISSN:1053-0819
1573-3513
DOI:10.1007/s10864-022-09477-2