Full Description
Single-case research has played an important role in developing and evaluating interventions that are designed to alter a particular facet of human functioning. Now thoroughly updated in its third edition, acclaimed author Alan E. Kazdin's Single-Case Research Designs provides a notable contrast to the quantitative methodology approach that pervades the biological and social sciences. While focusing on widely applicable methodologies for evaluating
interventions--such as treatment or psychotherapy using applied behavior analysis--this revised edition also encompasses a broader range of research areas that utilize single-case designs, demonstrating the relevance
of this methodology to various disciplines, from psychology and medicine to business and industry. This well-written, clear, and thoroughly updated text is ideal for researchers, practitioners, instructors, and students alike.
Contents
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
1. Introduction: Study of the Individual in Context
2. Underpinnings of Scientific Research
ASSESSMENT
3. Background and Key Assessment Considerations
4. Methods of Assessment
5. Ensuring the Quality of Measurement
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS
6. Introduction to Single-Case Research and ABAB Designs
7. Multiple-Baseline Designs
8. Changing-Criterion Designs
9. Multi-Treatment Designs
10. Probes and Randomization: Procedures and Designs
11. Additional Design Options
12. Quasi-Single-Case Experimental Designs
EVALUATING SINGLE-CASE DATA
13. Graphic Display of Data for Visual Inspection
14. Statistical Analyses for Single-Case Designs
15. Evaluation of Applied and Clinical Significance of Change
PERSPECTIVES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE DESIGNS
16. Evaluation of Single-Case Designs: Challenges and Critical Issues
17. Summing Up: Single-Case Research in Perspective
Appendix: Guidelines for Conducting, Reporting, and Evaluating Single-Case Research
References
Author Index
Subject Index
