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Social Capital in the Classroom: A Study of In-Class Social Capital and School Adjustment
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Van Rossem, Ronan; Vermande, Marjolijn; Völker, Beate; Baerveldt, Chris – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2015
Social capital is generally considered beneficial for students' school adjustment. This paper argues that social relationships among pupils generate social capital at both the individual and the class levels, and that each has its unique effect on pupils' performance and well-being. The sample in this study consists of 1036 children in 60…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Student Adjustment, Academic Achievement, Social Networks
Adaptive Functioning and Behaviour Problems in Relation to Level of Education in Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability
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de Bildt, A.; Sytema, S.; Kraijer, D.; Sparrow, S.; Minderaa, R. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2005
Background: The interrelationship between adaptive functioning, behaviour problems and level of special education was studied in 186 children with IQs ranging from 61 to 70. The objective was to increase the insight into the contribution of adaptive functioning and general and autistic behaviour problems to the level of education in children with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Adjustment, Learning Problems, Child Behavior