ERIC Number: EJ1218653
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 10
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School Context Matters: Learning Disabilities and U.S. Adolescent Support Choices from Latino-Majority Communities
Waugh, Matthew; McGhie-Richmond, Donna; Anderson, John O.
Journal of the International Association of Special Education, v16 n1 p58-67 Spr 2015
There remains a paucity of research examining the support-seeking behaviors among Latino students specifically and adolescents of ethnic minority background more generally (Carlo & Guzman, 2009). While few investigations provide some evidence that Latino adolescents, especially those with a learning disability, are at greater risk to be socially isolated and overly self-reliant (Morrison, Laughlin, Smith, Ollansky, & Moore, 1992; Morrison, Laughlin, San Miguel, Smith, & Widaman, 1997), the literature is in need of updating. This exploratory study recruited 28 Latino male adolescents with and without a learning disability living in the Southwest region of the United States. Participants completed a social support choice questionnaire by selecting support options for managing various life stressors. Results from this study yielded contradictory results from previous explorations of Latino and learning disabilities support-seeking choices, with mostly no significant differences to report in terms of selecting among various social support network members.
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Adolescents, Hispanic American Students, At Risk Students, Social Isolation, Males, Social Support Groups, Stress Variables, Coping, Social Networks, Help Seeking, High School Students, Grade 9, Grade 10
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Grade 10
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Language: English
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