Research Project Preparation within Education and Special Needs Education: Introduction to Theory of Science, Project Planning and Research Plans

Berit H. Johnsen is Dr Scient in Special Needs Education and Associate Professor at the Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo, Norway. She is the coordinator of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06 and editor and co-author of Anthology no 1 (2013), no 2 (2014) and this anthology (2020).

Irma Čehić has a Master of Education and is a research assistant at the Faculty of Education and PhD research fellow at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. She is a researcher on the Sarajevo team of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.

Daniela Cvitković has a PhD and is Junior Researcher at the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia. She was an administrative coordinator and researcher on the Zagreb team in parts of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.

Alma Dizdarević is Dr Scient in Social Sciences with specialisation in Intellectual Disabilities, and Assistant Professor at the Department of Education and Rehabilitation, University of Tuzla, Bosnia – Herzegovina. She is an administrative coordinator and researcher on the Tuzla team of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.

Selmir Hadžić is a Speech and Language Pathologist from the University of Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and works at the special school and service centre Mjedenica in Sarajevo. He is a researcher on the Sarajevo team of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.

Ljiljana Igrić is Full Professor and Head of the Doctoral Degree Programme in Disability Studies at the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia. She is also an adjunct faculty member at York University, Toronto, and President of the Inclusion Support Centre IDEM. She is an academic coordinator and senior researcher on the Zagreb team of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.

Snežana Ilić is a PhD research fellow in Special Education and Rehabilitation and Professor Assistant at the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation with specialisation in physical disabilities, University of Belgrade, Serbia. She is a researcher on the Belgrade team of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.

Ana Wagner Jakab is Dr Scient in Education and Rehabilitation and Assistant Professor at the Department of Inclusive Education and Rehabilitation at the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia. She was an administrative coordinator and researcher in the beginning period of the Zagreb team of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.

Damjana Kogovšek is Dr Scient in Special Needs Education and Assistant Researcher at the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. She is a researcher on the Ljubljana team of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.

Stanislav Košir is Dr Scient in Special Needs Education and Assistant Professor at the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. He is an academic coordinator and senior researcher on the Ljubljana team of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.

Selma Džemidžić Kristiansen is a Pedagogue from the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and has a Master of Philosophy in Special Needs Education from the University of Oslo, Norway. She works as a Pedagogue at the project school Džemaludin Čaušević and functions as an administrative coordinator and researcher on the Sarajevo team of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.

Tone Kvernbekk is Dr Polit in Education and Professor at the Department for Educational Research, University of Oslo, Norway, where she is member of the research group Humanity Studies in Pedagogy (HumStud). She specializes in philosophy of science, applied to various problems and topics in educational theorizing. She was a guest lecturer in the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.

Goran Nedovic is Dr Scient in Special Education and Rehabilitation and Full Professor at the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation with specialisation in motor disabilities, University of Belgrade, Serbia. He is a researcher on the Belgrade team of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.

Martina Ozbič is Dr Scient in Special Needs Education and Associate Professor at the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. She is a researcher on the Ljubljana team of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.

Dragan Rapaić is Dr Scient in Special Education and Rehabilitation and Full Professor at the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation with specialisation in motor disabilities, University of Belgrade, Serbia. He is an academic coordinator and senior researcher on the Belgrade team of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.

Nevzeta Salihović is Dr Scient in Social Sciences with specialisation in Speech and Language Pathology and Associate Professor at the Department of Speech and Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Tuzla, Bosnia – Herzegovina. She is an academic coordinator and senior researcher on the Tuzla team of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.

Melika Smajić is a special needs educator with a specialisation in Intellectual Disabilities from the University of Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina and a Master of Philosophy in Special Needs Education from the University of Oslo, Norway. She was an administrative coordinator and researcher on the Tuzla team in the first part of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.

Irena Stojković has a PhD in psychology and is Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology at the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Belgrade, Serbia. She is a researcher on the Belgrade team of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.

Sadeta Zečić is Prof. Dr. in Special Pedagogy and Speech Pathology. She is temporarily employed at the Faculty of Education, University of Sarajevo, and Head of Faculty of Defectology, University of Herzegovina and Professor on the postgraduate study of Inclusion, University of Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina. She is an academic coordinator and senior researcher on the Sarajevo team of the international research cooperation project WB 04/06.