Integration of Mildly Handicapped Cerebral Palsied Children into Regular Schools
- 7 July 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Exceptional Child
- Vol. 31 (2) , 104-113
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0156655840310204
Abstract
Eighty‐five mildly handicapped cerebral palsied children integrated into regular schools were assessed in order to identify characteristics associated with academic success and social acceptance. About 50 percent of the children were successful in reading accuracy and comprehension, 45 percent in arithmetic and 60 percent were socially acceptable to peers. Academic achievement was associated with cognitive ability rather than with degree of handicap, while social acceptance was related to affective variables. Cognitive, affective and behavioural mean scores were all within the normal range. Commonality analysis of data derived from the experimental subjects and a contrast group enrolled in a special school indicated that educational placement did not contribute significantly to academic success.Keywords
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