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Farmer, Thomas W.; Hamm, Jill V.; Dawes, Molly; Barko-Alva, Katherine; Cross, Jennifer Riedl – Educational Psychologist, 2019
Classroom social integration with peers is vital to students' school success, and all students can benefit from contact with peers who are different in various ways. Teachers are uniquely positioned to support the social adaptation of diverse learners but require an understanding of classroom dynamics. Moreover, teachers need strategies that help…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Student Diversity, Teacher Role, Social Integration
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Hume, Kara; Boyd, Brian A.; Hamm, Jill V.; Kucharczyk, Suzanne – Remedial and Special Education, 2014
The development of independent behavior is a critical, challenging process for all youth as they pass through the high school environment into adulthood. Although most high school students gain skills related to independence, the independent behaviors of their peers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) plateau and decline. These skill deficits and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, High School Students
Hume, Kara; Boyd, Brian A.; Hamm, Jill V.; Kucharczyk, Suzanne – Grantee Submission, 2014
The development of independent behavior is a critical, challenging process for all youth as they pass through the high school environment into adulthood. Although most high school students gain skills related to independence, the independent behaviors of their peers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) plateau and decline. These skill deficits and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Behavior Modification
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Faircloth, Beverly S.; Hamm, Jill V. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2011
Dynamic features of peer network experiences (membership fluidity and network interconnectedness) were examined for their role in African American and White early adolescents' sense of belonging in mathematics classrooms. Because these dynamic features are naturally present in adolescents' peer group affiliations, attention to them provides a more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Peer Groups, Mathematics Instruction
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Hamm, Jill V.; Faircloth, Beverly S. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2005
Classroom peer factors were examined for their role in African American and White early adolescents' sense of belonging in mathematics classrooms. After controlling for fall sense of classroom belonging, spring sense of belonging was greater when teens perceived a more supportive peer context, minimal emotional risk in participating, and when they…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Mathematics Instruction, Peer Relationship, African American Students