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Fundis, Ann Tremblay – Exceptional Education Quarterly: Peer Relations of Exceptional Children and Youth, 1981
Research is reviewed on social development of young exceptional children, with discussion of findings in the following topic areas: age differences, sex differences, the role of objects in social interactions, familiar vs. unfamiliar peers, group size, and setting. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Relationship, Social Development
Asher, Steven R.; Taylor, Angela R. – Exceptional Education Quarterly: Peer Relations of Exceptional Children and Youth, 1981
Advantages and disadvantages of methods to evaluate sociometric outcomes of mainstreaming (sociometric assessment, nomination methods, rating scale method, paired comparison method, and variations on nomination and rating scale methods) are considered. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Interpersonal Competence
Hops, Hyman – Exceptional Education Quarterly: Peer Relations of Exceptional Children and Youth, 1981
Behavioral assessment methods for measuring the social development of exceptional children include teacher nominations, rankings, rating scales, and checklists. Use of direct observation procedures in analogue (simulated) and naturalistic settings can pinpoint antecedents and consequences of social behavior and provide goals for intervention. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Classroom Observation Techniques, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Drabman, Ronald S.; Patterson, Jana N. – Exceptional Education Quarterly: Peer Relations of Exceptional Children and Youth, 1981
The authors cite research on personal attributes and overt behaviors of popular normal children and popular exceptional children, concluding that similar factors are involved. Further research is cited to show a relationship between disruptive behavior and the social standing of exceptional children. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Peer Acceptance, Student Characteristics
Gottlieb, Jay; Leyser, Yona – Exceptional Education Quarterly: Peer Relations of Exceptional Children and Youth, 1981
Educable mentally retarded children who are mainstreamed are likely to have social problems due to personological concerns (maladaptive behavior, labeling) and environmental concerns (teacher attitudes and expectancies, peer attitudes). (CL)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Labeling (of Persons), Mainstreaming
Guralnick, Michael J. – Exceptional Education Quarterly: Peer Relations of Exceptional Children and Youth, 1981
Thirteen programmatic factors are identified and considered for their role in fostering social integration in mainstreamed settings. (CL)
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Peer Acceptance
Strain, Phillip S. – Exceptional Education Quarterly: Peer Relations of Exceptional Children and Youth, 1981
Research on the use of peer modeling (filmed and live) and peer social initiations with withdrawn exceptional children is considered. Advantages of the social initiation approach include application with children with a limited behavioral repertoire, no requirement for adult intervention, and the opportunity to use handicapped peers as trainers.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Interpersonal Competence
Krouse, James; And Others – Exceptional Education Quarterly: Peer Relations of Exceptional Children and Youth, 1981
Among procedural considerations in planning a peer tutoring program are tutor and tutee selection (examining age, sex, socioeconimic, cultural, and racial factors); tutor training; and program monitoring. Ethical considerations include stigmatization of the tutee. Future research issues should focus on long term effects and optimal tutor-tutee…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics, Peer Teaching
