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About the Research Center on Inclusive and Effective Educational
Practices (RCIEP):
In 2004, the RCIEP was one of several projects funded, initially, by the
Portland State University Office of Research and Sponsored Projects to expand
externally funded research in departments with strong external funding records
and potential for research expansion.
Since then, working
with faculty in the Department of Special Education and Counselor Education in
the Graduate School of Education at PSU, the RCIEP has:
- Supported Special Education faculty by
helping develop research that impacts the quality and effectiveness of
intervention and instruction for children and youth with disabilities and
their families,
- Served as a catalyst to increase the involvement of
Special Education faculty in expansion of externally funded research,
- Developed
research strands that build on the strengths of the Special Education faculty
(e.g., literacy, positive behavioral supports, autism, severe disabilities,
visual impairments, early intervention/early childhood special education,
inclusion, self-determination), to develop and disseminate research-based
instructional and intervention strategies through collaboration with local,
state, national, and international partners,
- Increased interdisciplinary, inter-agency, and
inter-institutional partnerships in research and development projects for
Special Education faculty,
- Increased total dollars for externally funded projects for
the Special Education Program faculty,
- Increased total dollars of Indirect Cost (IDC) funds from
externally funded projects developed by Special Education faculty, and,
- Worked to achieve a level of IDC that will provide:
- Payback of investment to the Office of
Research and Sponsored Projects
- Funding for maintaining the RCIEP
Strengths of the PSU
Department of Special Education:
The PSU Special Education faculty have
nationally recognized expertise regarding inclusive education and effective
instructional practices for children and youth with a variety of learning
challenges, including autism, severe disabilities, learning disabilities,
visual impairments, and emotional/behavioral needs.
PSU Special Education
programs are also recognized nationally as innovative models of teacher
education including dual, general, and special education licensure programs;
collaborative preparation of special educators and professionals from other
disciplines; and distance program to prepare educators of students with visual
impairments.
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