This study is based on fieldwork carried out between October 1995 and
December 1996 and has two dimensions. The first dimension reflects the
study of social relationships between children with and without disabilities in
the regular school setting. The second dimension reflects the process
involved when moving from quantitative to qualitative research
methodology.
This research is presented as three case studies. The first is a behaviourist case
study that utilised a peer-training intervention to improve social interactions
and social relationships between a six year old boy labelled 'severely disabled'
and his regular classroom peers. An increase in the number and length of
interactions raised some important questions about the context of social
relationships. Two qualitative observational case studies then followed, with
the focus on social relationships, especially the structures and people that
shape and influence them in the school setting.
In the first of the qualitative case studies, the first and over-riding theme was
the influence of the school structure. The second theme was the
opportunities to interact available to the children in the classroom and the
playground. The characteristics of the social interactions and relationships
that I observed between a seven year old girl with a disability and her peers
were the third theme. In the second qualitative case study three themes also
emerged. The first was the role the school played in children's social
relationships, the second was the opportunities available to the children to
interact and the third theme was the characteristics of the social interactions
and relationships that I observed between an eight year old girl with a
disability and her peers.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:canterbury.ac.nz/oai:ir.canterbury.ac.nz:10092/1592 |
| Date | January 1997 |
| Creators | Philips, Rebecca Jean |
| Publisher | University of Canterbury. Education |
| Source Sets | University of Canterbury |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic thesis or dissertation, Text |
| Rights | Copyright Rebecca Jean Philips, http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/thesis/etheses_copyright.shtml |
| Relation | NZCU |
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