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ERIC Number: EJ611294
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0952-3383
Creating Opportunities for Contact between Mainstream Pupils and Their Counterparts with Learning Difficulties.
Shevlin, Michael; O'Moore, Astrid Mona
British Journal of Special Education, v27 n1 p29-34 Mar 2000
This article describes an Irish program linking mainstream pupils (n=30) and their counterparts with severe and profound learning difficulties (n=16) and assesses the social and educational benefits for all involved. The program had a positive impact on the emotional reactions of young people toward interacting with their peers with learning difficulties. (Contains 12 references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Response, Foreign Countries, Inclusive Schools, Mainstreaming, Mental Retardation, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship, Program Effectiveness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Ireland