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Peer reviewedMorrison, Gale M. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1981
The social status of 40 mildly learning handicapped and 24 nonhandicapped students and their own perceptions of and their ideal preference for social status were investigated. (Author)
Descriptors: Mainstreaming, Mild Disabilities, Peer Acceptance, Self Concept
Peer reviewedBak, John J.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1987
Students in grades four to six (N=77) judged the capabilities of peers traditionally labeled as "learning disabled" or "educable mentally retarded" but depicted in written vignettes only as attending either a resource room or special classroom. Students in special classes were judged significantly less capable than students in resource room…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Intermediate Grades, Labeling (of Persons), Learning Disabilities
