International Handbook of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities (PDF)

About the Editors. List of Contributors. Preface. Section I: The Historical and Social Context of Research Chapter 1: Historical Overviewof Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities: The Foundation Years (Trevor R. Parmenter). Chapter 2: Cultural Issues (Chris Hatton). Chapter 3: Ethical Research Involving People with Intellectual Disabilities (Tim Griffin and Susan Balandin). Chapter 4: Emancipatory and Participatory Research: How Far Have We Come? (Paul Ramcharan, Gordon Grant and Margaret Flynn). Section II: Approaches to Measurement. Chapter 5: Interviewing People with Intellectual Disabilities (Jonathan Perry). Chapter 6: Interviewing Family Members and Care Providers: Concepts, Methodologies, and Cultures (Jan Blacher and Iris Tan Mink). Chapter 7: Participant Observation and Research on Intellectual Disabilities (Michael V. Angrosino). Chapter 8: Measurement of Behavior with a Special Emphasis on Sequential Analysis of Behavior (Paul J. Yoder, Katherine Short-Meyerson and Jon Tapp). Section III: Researching the Nature, Characteristics, and Social Context of Intellectual Disability. Chapter 9: Studying Behavioral Phenotypes: Issues, Benefits, Challenges (Robert M. Hodapp and Elisabeth M. Dykens). Chapter 10: Issues in Researching the Ageing of People with Intellectual Disability (Christine Bigby and Susan Balandin). Chapter 11: Research Methods in Intellectual Disabilities: The Family Context (Marsha Mailick Seltzer, Frank J. Floyd and Andrea R. Hindes). Chapter 12: Quality of Life and Subjective Well-Being: Conceptual and Measurement Issues (Robert L. Schalock and David Felce). Chapter 13: Investigating Inclusion: A Review of Research Methods for Individuals with Intellectual Disability (Samuel L. Odom, Katherine Klingerman and Mark Jakowski). Chapter 14: Research on Social Relationships (Craig H. Kennedy). Chapter 15: Sexuality Research and Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Dorothy M. Griffiths, Shelley Watson, Tanya Lewis and Karen Stoner).

Eric Emerson, Ph.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychology at
the Institute for Health Research at Lancaster University, UK.
Prior to this, he held posts at the Hester Adrian Research Centre
at the University of Manchester, the Tizard Centre (University of
Kent at Canterbury) and the South East Thames Regional Health
Authority, and as a clinical psychologist in the UK and Canada. He
has written several books and over 140 articles in academic and
professional journals on issues related to supported accommodation,
challenging behaviour and health/social care services for children
and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Chris Hatton, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology, Health
and Social Care at the Institute for Health Research at Lancaster
University, UK, having previously held research posts at the Hester
Adrian Research Centre, University of Manchester, UK. He has
written or edited several books and almost 100 articles in academic
and professional journals on a range of issues concerning people
with intellectual disabilities, including the assessment of service
quality, supported accommodation, staffing issues, and the
experiences of people with intellectual disabilities and their
families from minority ethnic communities in the UK.

Travis Thompson, Ph.D., is Executive Program Director of
the Minnesota Autism Center and Professor, Department of
Pediatrics, University of Minnesota School of Medicine,
Minneapolis, USA. He has published 24 books and more than 240
articles, chapters in journals and monographs. He has served on
numerous national and international committees concerned with
research, ethics, and policy. His research has focused on the
environmental and biological factors underlying the challenging
behaviour of people with developmental disabilities, including
communication, architectural design, and genetics variables.

Trevor R. Parmenter, Ph.D., holds the Foundation Chair of
Developmental Disability in the Faculty of

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