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Peer reviewedBuysse, Virginia; Nabors, Laura; Skinner, Debra; Keyes, Lynette – Early Child Development and Care, 1997
Used a peer rating task and a corresponding teacher rating scale to investigate preschoolers' playmate preferences and perceptions of classmates with and without disabilities. Found that preschoolers with disabilities received lower sociometric ratings than their typically developing peers, but the reasons cited for selecting or rejecting disabled…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Disabilities, Friendship, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedTrolley, Barbara C.; Magerkorth, Rebecca; Fromme, Rebecca E. – Early Child Development and Care, 1999
Preschool teachers and directors from special education, Head Start, and day care centers completed a questionnaire assessing their perceptions of diversity and resources utilized in relation to diversity. Respondents indicated that children with "differences" should be treated like "children"; children with "differences" were defined by the…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Disabilities, Individual Differences
Direct linkReed-Victor, Evelyn – Early Child Development and Care, 2004
Individual differences in temperament and personality influence children's development of self-regulation, social relationships, and adaptation within varied contexts. For young children with disabilities and/or family poverty, early school experiences provide both significant challenges and opportunities. In this study, teachers rated the…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Personality, Young Children, Self Control
