To demonstrate that social science research has generally ignored the role of women, articles appearing in the EAQ throughout the decade of the '70s are analyzed for and rocentric bias. Content analysis across six categories was conducted using criteria developed for gender-related issues in educational administration research. Instances of androcentric bias discovered using these criteria are enumerated.

Whereas statistical significance indicates whether a difference is a difference, additional information signifying whether the difference is large enough to make the results worth acting upon is included in practical significance. Statistical measures of practical significance report the extent to which variation in the dependent variable can be explained by the independent variable. Measures of practical significance are seldom reported in The Journal of Special Education, although sometimes issues of practicality are discussed using the estimate of statistical significance. Practical significance, however, may vary greatly among samples even though statistical significance estimates are similar.

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