Social acceptance and rejection of preschool children with disabilities: A mixed-method analysis

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 807-823

  Odom, Samuel L ^a,g   Zercher, Craig ^b   Li, Shouming ^c   Marquart, Jules M ^d   Sandall, Susan ^e   Brown, William H ^f  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Mixed method; Social acceptance; Social rejection; Social relationships; Social skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751000204     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.98.4.807     Document Type: Article

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