Abstract
This paper will address the implications of Big-Fish Little Pond Effect (BFLPE) and social comparison theory and school placement of students with special needs. It made use of the PISA data base to determine if type of educational placement had an impact on the academic self-concept with children with special needs. Multiple regression techniques were used to delineate the relationships.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | International Journal of the Humanities |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
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© Common Ground, Roselyn May Dixon, Marjorie Seaton, Robert John Dixon. All rights reserved. Apart from fair use for the purposes of study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act (Australia), no part of this work may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. For permissions and other inquiries, please contact: [email protected].Keywords
- academic achievement
- children with disabilities
- self rating of
- self-perception
- social comparison
- students with disabilities
