Peer-assessed behavioural characteristics and sociometric rejection
Differences between pupils who have moderate learning difficulties and their mainstream peers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5263008 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Norah L Frederickson, Norah Frederickson (0009-0003-2360-208X, University College Hospital, corresponding author), A Furnham (0000-0001-7545-8532, University College London), Adrian F Furnham |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 391-410 |
| Publication date | 2004-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1348/0007099041552305 |
| PMID | 15296547 |
| OpenAlex | W2169325203 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
Background: The outcomes of social inclusion and skills training programmes for pupils with special educational needs have been mixed. Programmes are generally based on research with mainstream samples yet it has been suggested that the social skills important for sociometric acceptance may be different for children who have special educational needs.Aims: The study aims to compare peer-assessed behavioural characteristics associated with sociometric status for included children who have moderate learning difficulties and their mainstream classmates.Sample: Mainstream classmates (N=867) of all the children ascertained as having Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD) and included in mainstream middle schools (8-12 years) in one English county. Subgroups of rejected mainstream (n=38) and pupils with MLD (n=32) were further investigated.Method: Discriminant function analysis was carried out with peer assessment items as predictors of sociometric status group membership in the mainstream sample and contrasted with previously reported data from pupils with MLD in the same classes. Cluster analysis was used to identify behavioural subtypes within the rejected groups drawn from each sample. For pupils with MLD subtypes were validated using teacher assessments of social behaviour.Results: Systematic differences were identified across different analyses between the peer-assessed behavioural characteristics associated with rejected sociometric status for pupils with MLD and for mainstream pupils.Conclusions: The appropriateness of generic social skills training programmes for promoting the social inclusion of pupils with MLD should be questioned and consideration given to rejected pupil subtypes
Developmental psychology · Inclusion (mineral) · Mainstream · Mainstreaming · Mathematics education · Peer acceptance · Peer group · Sample (material) · Social skills · Sociometric status · Sociometry · Special education · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Clinical Psychology · Education Discipline and Inequality · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Psychology · Social Psychology
Inclusive Classrooms
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Social Acceptance in Inclusive Classrooms
Supporting the Inclusion of Socially Vulnerable Early Adolescents
Social participation in secondary school
Being part of the peer group
Correlates of rejection by the peer group
Special Needs, Relationship Type and Distributive Justice Norms in Early and Later Years of Middle Childhood
Challenges in inclusion
The peer relations of pupils with special educational needs in mainstream primary schools
Trait emotional intelligence influences on academic achievement and school behaviour
| Citations per year | 0.61 |
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| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |