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Comparison of the Peer Status of Mexican-American Students with Learning Disabilities and Non-Disabled Low-Achieving Students.
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Ochoa, Salvador Hector; Palmer, Douglas J. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1995
This study examined effects of achievement on the peer status of Mexican American elementary students (n=43) with learning disabilities (LD) in academic and play contexts. Mexican American students with LD received significantly lower sociometric scores than low-achieving nondisabled Mexican American peers even in classrooms where all students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Influences
Self-Image and Peer Acceptance of Dutch Students in Regular and Special Education.
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Bakker, Joep T. A.; Bosman, Anna M. T. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2003
Well-being was assessed in 568 low-achieving Dutch students (ages 7-15) by means of a self-image scale consisting of 39 statements and peer acceptance through sociometric nomination and rank-order procedures. Students in special education had a slightly better self-image and were more accepted by peers than low-achieving students in regular…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Inclusive Schools