Research survey concerning Early Intervention

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NECTC Research Spotlight - Critical Incident Technique: A Valuable Research Tool

for Early Intervention

Source: NECTC - June 5, 2006

Researchers at the National Early Childhood Transition Center (NECTC) are using

a research method known as Critical Incident Technique (CIT, Flanagan, 1954) as

a way to gather specific information on the transition process for children with

disabilities as they exit early intervention and preschool programs. The CIT

method offers a unique opportunity to identify effective and ineffective

practices in the area of early childhood transition by recording key incidents

from the perspective of service providers (e.g., teachers, service coordinators,

etc.), local and state administrators, and parents of young children that have

experienced a transition. A new Research Spotlight is available on this topic

via this page: http://www.ihdi.uky.edu/NECTC/p_researchSpotlight.asp