A comparison of the social competence of children with moderate intellectual disability in inclusive versus segregated school settings

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 397-407

  Hardiman, Sharon ^a   Guerin, Suzanne ^b   Fitzsimons, Elaine ^a  

^a St John of God Hospitaller Services Ireland   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; School inclusion; Social competence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRELAND; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 57149094016     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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