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The Effects of School Performance on the Self-Concept and Locus of Control of Learning Disabled and Emotionally Disturbed Elementary Students

A number of authors have suggested recently that the behavioral characteristics and self-perceptions of learning disabled and emotionally disturbed children are so similar as to negate the fruitfulness of trying to differentiate between these two groups. These characteristics are quite similar for the two special education groups when they have been compared independently of each other to regular education students. In order to provide support for these prior studies, the self-concepts and locus of control of 36 learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, and regular education students were compared. A significant difference was found between the LD and RE students in terms of self-concept only. No significant differences were noted between the ED and RE students. These results are discussed in relation to the somewhat conflicting results of prior studies with implications for future research.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504596
Date05 1900
CreatorsRonalder, Ronnie Lee
ContributorsMartin, Sander, 1939-, Johnson, Douglas A., Kennelly, Kevin J.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 62 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Ronalder, Ronnie Lee, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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