Some Benefits Nonhandicapped Adolescents Perceive for Themselves from Their Social Relationships with Peers Who Have Severe Handicaps.

Peck, Charles A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ425797

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Some Benefits Nonhandicapped Adolescents Perceive for Themselves from Their Social Relationships with Peers Who Have Severe Handicaps.

Peck, Charles A.; And Others

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), v15 n4 p241-49 Win 1990

Semi-structured interviews with 21 nonhandicapped high school students indicated that their experiences with peers with moderate to severe disabilities had resulted in such benefits as improved self-concept, increased tolerance of other people, reduced fear of human differences, and development of personal principles. Areas of difficulty were also identified. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Disabilities, Friendship, High Schools, Mainstreaming, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship, Self Concept, Severe Disabilities, Social Integration, Student Attitudes, Student Development, Values

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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