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Kennedy, Craig H.; Itkonen, Tiina – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1994
This study of three high school students with severe disabilities in regular education classes found that regular class participation was an important source for meeting peers without disabilities who subsequently became members of students' social networks. Perceived quality of social contacts was not dependent on initial contact being made…
Descriptors: Friendship, High Schools, Mainstreaming, Normalization (Disabilities)
