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Swiss Children's Moral and Psychological Judgments about Inclusion and Exclusion of Children with Disabilities
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Gasser, Luciano; Malti, Tina; Buholzer, Alois – Child Development, 2014
Children's judgments about inclusion and exclusion of children with disabilities were investigated in a Swiss sample of 6-, 9-, and 12-year-old children from inclusive and noninclusive classrooms (N = 422). Overall, the majority of children judged it as morally wrong to exclude children with disabilities. Yet, participants were less likely to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attitude Measures, Student Attitudes, Disabilities
Neurodevelopmental Effects of Early Deprivation in Postinstitutionalized Children
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Pollak, Seth D.; Nelson, Charles A.; Schlaak, Mary F.; Roeber, Barbara J.; Wewerka, Sandi S.; Wiik, Kristen L.; Frenn, Kristin A.; Loman, Michelle M.; Gunnar, Megan R. – Child Development, 2010
The neurodevelopmental sequelae of early deprivation were examined by testing (N = 132) 8- and 9-year-old children who had endured prolonged versus brief institutionalized rearing or rearing in the natal family. Behavioral tasks included measures that permit inferences about underlying neural circuitry. Children raised in institutionalized…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Memory, Disadvantaged Environment, Inferences
Children with Disabilities in the Context of Disaster: A Social Vulnerability Perspective
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Peek, Lori; Stough, Laura M. – Child Development, 2010
An estimated 200 million children worldwide experience various forms of disability. This critical review extrapolates from existing literature in 2 distinct areas of scholarship: one on individuals with disabilities in disaster, and the other on children in disaster. The extant literature suggests that various factors may contribute to the…
Descriptors: Poverty, Caregivers, Social Networks, Disabilities
Differential Treatment of Siblings in Two Family Contexts.
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McHale, Susan M.; Pawletko, Terese M. – Child Development, 1992
Examined differential treatment of siblings in families with a disabled child and other families. Assessed connections between differential treatment, both children's adjustment, and sibling relationships. Results revealed greater levels of differential treatment in families with disabled children but no context differences in the correlations…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes