Effects of Peer Support Interventions on Students' Access to the General Curriculum and Social Interactions

Autor/inn/en	Carter, Erik W.; Cushing, Lisa S.; Clark, Nitasha M.; Kennedy, Craig H.
Titel	Effects of Peer Support Interventions on Students' Access to the General Curriculum and Social Interactions
Quelle	In: Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 30 (2005) 1, S.15-25 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1540-7969
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Comparative Analysis; Cooperative Learning; Peer Acceptance; Intervention; Program Effectiveness; Interaction; Guidance; Disabilities; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Program Evaluation; Peer Relationship; Access to Education; Regular and Special Education Relationship; Inclusive Schools; Mainstreaming; Middle School Students; High School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Kooperatives Lernen; Interaktion; Beratung; Handicap; Behinderung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Peer-Beziehungen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Inclusive school; Integrative Schule; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin
Abstract	Peer support interventions are emerging as an effective alternative to traditional paraprofessional models for assisting students with moderate to severe disabilities to access the general curriculum. To contribute to the refinement of peer support interventions, we evaluated the impact of altering the number of participating peers on the social and academic outcomes of students with and without disabilities. Our findings indicated that changes in the configuration of peer support arrangements differentially affected student outcomes. Specifically, higher levels of social interaction and contact with the general curriculum were observed when students with disabilities worked with two peers relative to one peer. The additive benefits of a second peer provide guidance to educators concerning the implementation of peer support interventions in inclusive classrooms. (Contains 2 tables and 4 figures.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10