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ERIC Number: EJ803915
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jul
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0936-2835
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Context Influences Preschool Children's Decisions to Include a Peer with a Physical Disability in Play
Diamond, Karen E.; Hong, Soo-Young; Tu, Huifang
Exceptionality, v16 n3 p141-155 Jul 2008
Understanding children's decisions to include a child with a disability in activities is an important component of the social environment of children with disabilities. We examined preschool children's understanding of the motor and social competence of hypothetical children with a physical disability, children's decisions to include or exclude a peer with a physical disability in play activities, and children's justifications of their inclusion/exclusion decisions. Children understood that a peer with a physical disability would have more difficulty with activities requiring motor skills than social skills and were more likely to include a peer with a physical disability when the activities required minimal motor skills. The role of typically developing children's understanding of social contexts in peer relationships is discussed. (Contains 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education
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Language: English
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