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Friendship Networks in Inclusive Elementary Classrooms: Changes and Stability Related to Students' Gender and Self-Perceived Social Inclusion
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Garrote, Ariana; Zurbriggen, Carmen L. A.; Schwab, Susanne – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2023
Friendships with classmates play a significant role in student's development. However, only some friendships are maintained for longer than a school year and their formation depend on many factors. One important factor is gender because gender homophily is consistently found in friendship networks. In addition, there is evidence that same-gender…
Descriptors: Friendship, Gender Differences, Student Attitudes, Social Integration
Exploring the Effects of the COVID-19 Emergency Remote Education on Students' Social and Academic Integration in Higher Education in Austria
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Resch, Katharina; Alnahdi, Ghaleb; Schwab, Susanne – Higher Education Research and Development, 2023
This article analyses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on university students' social and academic integration, based on Tinto's integration theory. A total of 640 university students in Austria completed an online survey pertaining to academic and social integration during the home-learning period. Results indicate that social integration and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, COVID-19, Pandemics
Social Inclusion of German Students Who Complete an Academic Stay Abroad
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Resch, Katharina; Nusser, Lena; Schwab, Susanne – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021
More and more student trajectories involve an academic stay abroad. To achieve the intercultural, personal or linguistic objectives associated with such placements, social inclusion with peers and faculty in the place of study is needed. This paper applies Bourdieu's theory of capital as a conceptual framework to examine the experiences of…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Study Abroad, Cultural Awareness, Student Placement
Evaluation of a Short Version of the Illinois Loneliness and Social Satisfaction Scale in a Sample of Students with and without Special Educational Needs--An Empirical Study with Primary and Secondary Students in Austria
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Schwab, Susanne – British Journal of Special Education, 2015
The first aim of this study was to evaluate the appropriateness of a short version of the Illinois Loneliness and Social Satisfaction Scale with children with special educational needs. The second aim was to explore loneliness in relation to self-perceived social integration, school well-being and the social self-concept of students from primary…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Psychological Patterns, Special Needs Students, Special Education
Linking Self-Rated Social Inclusion to Social Behaviour. An Empirical Study of Students with and without Special Education Needs in Secondary Schools
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Schwab, Susanne; Gebhardt, Markus; Krammer, Mathias; Gasteiger-Klicpera, Barbara – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2015
Successful inclusive education creates a learning environment that supports not only the cognitive abilities of all children but also their social and emotional development. The present study focuses on the development of social participation of students with and without special education needs (SEN). A longitudinal study with two measurement…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Longitudinal Studies, Predictor Variables, Social Integration
What Is behind the Diagnosis of Learning Disability in Austrian Schools? An Empirical Evaluation of the Results of the Diagnostic Process
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Gebhardt, Markus; Krammer, Mathias; Schwab, Susanne; Rossmann, Peter; Klicpera, Barbara Gasteiger; Klatten, Susanne – International Journal of Special Education, 2013
Every school system has to deal with children with Learning Disabilities (LD). However, the concepts of LD, the assessment procedures, the diagnostic criteria as well as their interpretation vary widely from country to country. What they usually seem to have in common is that general cognitive abilities, as measured by standardized IQ tests, are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Learning Disabilities