Involving Rural Nonhandicapped Children in Teaching Social Interaction Skills to Behavior Disordered/Multiply Handicapped Elementary Students.

Buse, Susan T.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ389424

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Involving Rural Nonhandicapped Children in Teaching Social Interaction Skills to Behavior Disordered/Multiply Handicapped Elementary Students.

Buse, Susan T.; And Others

Rural Special Education Quarterly, v9 n2 p27-32 Sum 1988

Describes behavior change among five behavior-disordered, multiply handicapped primary students exposed to daily play sessions with nonhandicapped children for 10 weeks. Concludes that nonhandicapped children elicited positive social interactions from behavior-disordered playmates, particularly when specific playmates were assigned. Contains 17 references. (SV)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Exceptional Child Research, Multiple Disabilities, Normalization (Handicapped), Play, Play Therapy, Psychological Studies, Social Behavior, Special Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue with title "Serving the Behavior Disordered Student."