ERIC Number: EJ1182720
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Educational Inclusion in Singapore for Children with Physical Disabilities
Yeo, Lay See; Tan, Su-Lynn
Asia Pacific Journal of Education, v38 n2 p175-186 2018
Under Singapore's inclusive education policy, children with mild physical disabilities are integrated into mainstream schools. There is currently no known published research yet in Singapore on the outcomes of inclusion for children with physical disabilities. Internationally, recent research had compared the school experience of children with physical disabilities to that of their typically developing peers. This study examined the social and academic impact of educational inclusion for children with physical disabilities. It investigated how their participation in school activities, academic performance, self-esteem, peer relationships, and social/emotional development compared to that of typically developing schoolmates. A total of 60 clients (n = 30 with physical disability; n = 30 typically developing students; age range = 8 to 16 years) in a local primary and secondary regular school participated in the study. The children with physical disabilities met academic expectations in school and had comparable levels of self-esteem, but experienced peer problems and participated less in school activities. Understanding children's overall school experience is critical to becoming an inclusive society that enables children with a range of disabilities to benefit academically and socially. Implications for practice and future research were discussed.
Descriptors: Inclusion, Foreign Countries, Children, Physical Disabilities, Peer Relationship, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Mainstreaming, Outcomes of Education, Self Esteem, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Case Studies, Self Concept Measures, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Screening Tests, Questionnaires, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
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