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From Headphones to Hijabs: Cultural and Religious Experiences of Somali Youth in U.S. Schools
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Basford, Letitia – Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL) (NJ3), 2010
Using data from a two year qualitative study, this paper examines how East African Muslim immigrant youth experience and become shaped by the environments of U.S. mainstream schools as compared to a culturally specific charter high school. Results from this study reveal that East African Muslim immigrant youth are affected by religious and…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Muslims, Immigrants, African Studies
Friendships with Peers with Severe Disabilities: American and Iranian Secondary Students' Ideas about Being a Friend
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Shokoohi-Yekta, Mohsen; Hendrickson, Jo M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
We used the Student Friendship Perception Survey (SFPS) (Hamre-Nietupski, Hendrickson, Nietupski, & Shokoohi-Yekta, 1993; Hendrickson, Shokoohi-Yekta, Hamre-Nietupski, & Gable, 1996) to examine the opinions of 656 American and 289 Iranian high school students (13-18 years old, M = 15.0 and 15.5, respectively) in inclusive settings…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Interaction, Parent Participation, Friendship
A Cross-Cultural Examination of Typically Developing Children's Attitudes toward Individuals with Special Needs
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Nikolaraizi, Magda; Kumar, Poonam; Favazza, Paddy; Sideridis, Georgios; Koulousiou, Dafni; Riall, Ann – International Journal of Disability Development and Education, 2005
This study explores children's attitudes toward individuals with special needs in Greece and in the United States. A total of 196 kindergarten-age children participated in the study. Children's attitudes were examined using the "Acceptance Scale for Kindergartners-Revised" (ASK-R) and were further explored with the use of an open-ended…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Young Children, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Inclusion as Social Practice: Views of Children with Autism.
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Ochs, Elinor; Kremer-Sadlik, Tamar; Solomon, Olga; Sirota, Karen Gainer – Social Development, 2001
Examined social realities of high-functioning autistic children mainstreamed in public school classrooms. Distinguished positive and negative actions and stances displayed by others. Found autistic children to be cognizant of and distressed by neglect, rejection, derision, and scorn. Reactions included oblivion, immediate behavior responses, and…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Autism, Children, Confidentiality