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Peer Acceptance and Self-Concept of Students with Disabilities in Regular Education
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Pijl, Sip Jan; Frostad, Per – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2010
This study addresses the relationship between the acceptance of students with disabilities by their peers and their self-concept. Research shows that level of acceptance and self-concept are moderately related. Students with disabilities not accepted by their peers in regular classrooms thus run the risk of developing low self-concept. It is…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Peer Relationship, Peer Groups, Self Concept
Does Being Friendly Help in Making Friends? The Relation between the Social Position and Social Skills of Pupils with Special Needs in Mainstream Education
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Frostad, Per; Pijl, Sip Jan – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2007
Pupils with special needs can have difficulties in building relationships with peers in inclusive education. An important condition for developing positive relationships with peers is having the age-group appropriate social skills. It seems likely that pupils with an insufficient set of social skills face a larger risk of being excluded. This…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Social Influences, Special Needs Students, Peer Acceptance
Peer Relations as Arenas for Gender Constructions among Young Teenagers
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Gulbrandsen, Mette – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2003
This article addresses themes of development among young teenagers. Children aged 12 and 13 were followed up on a regular basis. The girls' vivid accounts on negotiations and reorganisations in their joint, field of peers aroused interest in their developmental efforts. Consequently, the practices and discourses connected with the personal and…
Descriptors: Females, Sexual Orientation, Adolescents, Cultural Context