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ERIC Number: EJ597159
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
The Minisociety Classroom.
Szepkouski, Grace Mest
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v32 n2 p34-37 Nov-Dec 1999
This article describes student teachers' strategies for creating communities in special education classrooms that can produce class unity and pride, respect for each other, increased self-esteem, and the learning of life skills. Ways of developing communities while still addressing individual student goals are discussed. (CR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Class Organization, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Community Development, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Peer Relationship, Special Education, Student Teachers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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