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Estell, David B.; Jones, Martin H.; Pearl, Ruth; Van Acker, Richard; Farmer, Thomas W.; Rodkin, Philip C. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2008
The extant literature on the social functioning of students with learning disabilities (LD) has indicated that whereas a majority belong to peer groups, a higher proportion are isolated and most have lower social status among peers in general than their typically achieving classmates. Although some work has examined these issues over short-term…
Descriptors: Social Status, Learning Disabilities, Grade 6, Longitudinal Studies
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Kosir, Katja; Pecjak, Sonja – Educational Research, 2005
In sociometric research tradition, popularity is defined as the degree to which children are liked or accepted by their peers. However, research indicates that two definitions of popular students should be distinguished: (1) popular students as those students who are well liked by many and disliked by few peers, and (2) popular students as those…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 3, Secondary School Students, Peer Acceptance