Membership and Belonging in Inclusive Classrooms: What Do Middle School Students Have To Say?.

Williams, Lilly J.; Downing, June E.

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ERIC Number: EJ599173

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Membership and Belonging in Inclusive Classrooms: What Do Middle School Students Have To Say?

Williams, Lilly J.; Downing, June E.

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, v23 n2 p98-110 Sum 1998

This study explores characteristics of classroom membership as perceived by 51 middle-school students themselves and for their classmates with severe disabilities. Findings provide guidelines for teachers to facilitate membership and a sense of belonging for middle school students with and without disabilities in their inclusive classrooms. (Author/PB)

Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Group Membership, Inclusive Schools, Mainstreaming, Middle Schools, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship, Severe Disabilities, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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