scholarly journals A Cooperative Learning Intervention to Promote Social Inclusion in Heterogeneous Classrooms

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Klang ◽  
Ingrid Olsson ◽  
Jenny Wilder ◽  
Gunilla Lindqvist ◽  
Niclas Fohlin ◽  
...  

Concerning challenges with the social inclusion of children with special educational needs (SEN), it is imperative to evaluate teacher interventions that promote social inclusion. This study aimed to investigate the effects of cooperative learning (CL) intervention on social inclusion. In addition, it was investigated to what degree CL implementation affected the outcomes. Fifty-six teachers of 958 fifth-grade children were randomly selected to intervention and control groups upon recruitment to the study. The intervention teachers received training and coaching in CL and implemented this approach three to four times a week for 15 weeks. The results showed a significant but small effect of CL on children’s social acceptance, but no significant effect on children’s friendships and perceptions of classroom relationships. The degree of CL implementation had effect on children’s social acceptance, but the effect was not consistent across social acceptance measures as a friend or a groupmate. Thus, it can be concluded that CL, conducted with the length and intensity of this study, may not lead to substantial changes in the social inclusion of children with SEN. In future studies, more focus needs to be devoted to teacher implementation of the CL approach.

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jürgen Wilbert ◽  
Karolina Urton ◽  
Johanna Krull ◽  
Pawel R. Kulawiak ◽  
Anja Schwalbe ◽  
...  

It is unclear to what extent teachers can accurately assess the social inclusion of their students with and without SEN. The study aims to shed light on these desiderata. Students (N = 1.644) with SEN (learning, behavior, and language problems) and without SEN and their teachers (N = 79) participated in the study. Sociometric peer nominations, students' self-perceived social inclusion, and teachers' assessments regarding students' social inclusion and self-perceived social inclusion were administered. The results suggest that teachers are moderately accurate in identifying social acceptance and social rejection, while accuracy is low when assessing students' self-perceived social inclusion. That said, rating accuracy varied strongly between teachers, ranging from no agreement to a perfect concordance. Teachers seem to be more accurate in estimating the social acceptance of students with learning problems. The results emphasize the importance of differentiating between various social inclusion criteria (i.e., students' self-report vs. peer nominations) and accounting for inter-individual differences in teachers' rating accuracy.


Author(s):  
Giménez‐Bertomeu ◽  
Domenech‐López ◽  
Mateo‐Pérez ◽  
de‐Alfonseti‐Hartmann

This study examines the social exclusion characteristics of a sample of users of primary care social services in two local entities in Spain. The objective of this study was to identify the intensity and scope of social exclusion in an exploratory way and to look at the typology of existing exclusionary situations to inform policy making and professional practice. Data from 1009 users were collected by primary care social services professionals, completing the Social Exclusion Scale of the University of Alicante (SES-UA). The dimensions with the greatest levels of social exclusion in the study population were those related to work/employment, income and education and training. The dimensions with an intermediate level of exclusion were those related to housing and social isolation. Social acceptance, family and social conflict and health were the dimensions with the lowest levels of exclusion. The analysis also showed the existence of five significantly different groups, that showed five different life trajectories along the continuum between social exclusion and social inclusion. The results show the importance and utility of developing professional and policy intervention protocols based on research evidence, with the objective of improving the quality of life of the users.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 283
Author(s):  
Andi Nurfaisah ◽  
Muh Anis

The research objective was to describe the improvement in social studies learning outcomes of grade V SD Inpres 12/79 Macope students after using the Think Pair Share type cooperative learning model. The approach used is a qualitative approach that is descriptive, this type of research is a classroom action research conducted in two cycles. The focus of research is the social studies learning outcomes of grade V students and the Think Pair Share type of cooperative learning model. The research setting was class V SD Inpres 12/79 Macope. The data analysis technique is descriptive analysis which is carried out by reducing data, presenting data, drawing conclusions, and verification. The results of data analysis indicate that learning using the Think Pair Share type of cooperative learning model can improve social studies results for fifth grade students of SD Inpres 12/79 Macope.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (39) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Marlina Marlina ◽  
Grahita Kusumastuti

<p>This article examines the social participation of students with special needs in four aspects, namely friendship, interaction, social self-perception, and  peers acceptance. This study discuss about the social participation of students with special needs in inclusive school. This research is descriptive quantitative and the relationship between the four aspects of social participation. The subject of this research are students with special needs and regular students in ten inclusive elementary school, Padang. The social self-perception was measured with three aspects such as the Self-Perception Profile for Children, The Self-Description Questionnaire and Peer Social Acceptance The results showed that the majority of students with special needs have a satisfying level of social participation. However, if compared with their peers (regular students), students with special needs are more likely to have difficulties on social participation. In general, students with special needs have fewer friends and have less cohesive friendship than their peers. In addition, students with special needs have less interaction with peers, more interaction with the teacher, and less accepted by their normal peers. Social self-perception of students with special needs and regular students are no different. There is no significant differences in social participation in both groups.</p><p> </p><p>Straipsnyje analizuojamas specialiųjų ugydymosi poreikių turinčių mokinių socialinis dalyvavimas keturiais aspektais: draugystės, interakcijos, socialinės savivokos ir bendramokslių priėmimo. Taip pat aptariamas jų socialinis dalyvavimas inkliuzinėje mokykloje. Be to, aprašomuoju būdu analizuojami kiekybiniai santykiai tarp šių keturių socialinio dalyvavimo aspektų. Duomenys buvo renkami iš tiek turinčių, tiek ir neturinčių specialiųjų ugdymosi poreikių mokinių, besimokančių dešimtyje inkliuzinių pradinių mokyklų Padange. Socialinė savivoka buvo tiriama trimis aspektais: vaikų<br />savivokos profilis, savęs apibūdinimo klausimynas ir bendramokslių socialinis priėmimas. Rezultatai parodė, kad dauguma specialiųjų ugdymosi poreikių turinčių mokinių demonstruoja patenkinamą socialinio dalyvavimo lygį. Kaip bebūtų, lyginant su jų bendramoksliais (įprastos raidos mokiniais), yra labiau tikėtina, kad jiems kyla sunkumų socialiai dalyvauti, jie turi mažiau draugų ir jų draugystė ne tokia glaudi. Be to, jie daugiau bendrauja su savo mokytoja (-u) ir yra mažiau priimami specialiųjų ugdymosi poreikių neturinčių bendramokslių, kurių socialinė savivoka skiriasi.</p>


1984 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 434-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Slavin ◽  
Nancy A. Madden ◽  
Marshall Leavey

This study examines the effects on mainstreamed academically handicapped students of an instructional method, Team Assisted Individualization (TAI), that combined cooperative learning with individualized instruction in mathematics. Eighteen classes (grades 3–5) in six schools were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: TAI; individualized instruction (II) without cooperative teams; or control. The 117 academically handicapped students in these classes served as the subjects. The TAI and II methods both had significantly positive effects on the social acceptance of academically handicapped students by their nonhandicapped classmates, on their attitudes toward math, and on teacher ratings of their behavior. No achievement differences were found, although students as a whole (handicapped and nonhandicapped) in TAI and II classes achieved more than control students.


2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.N. Oslon

The article analyzes the results of a survey on regional executive government officials in the education as well as teachers and heads of educational institutions of all levels about providing of high quality education guarantees for orphans in accordance with the “National Strategy for Action on Children in the 2012–2017”. Author used eco-dynamic approach, the concept of adaptive education, and the idea of social inclusion – exclusion as the methodological basis of the study. The survey shows that orphan children have special educational needs and require to an adaptive learning system throughout the length of educating. Providing the educational opportunities is associated with objective difficulties such as the lack of adaptive education system and untrained teachers as well as subjective problems (e.g. the social exclusion attitudes of persons responsible for teaching and facilitating the integration, as well as the psychological effects of early maternal deprivation and institutionalization of orphan children). The article describes measures respondents consider necessary for the successful integration of orphan children in a wide educational environment.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 01
Author(s):  
Vasiliki Statiri ◽  
Eleni Andreou

Differing educational, social and emotional needs of each pupil have to be taken into consideration by the contemporary inclusive practices applied in the school environment. Effective social inclusion of pupils is significantly affected by social compe-tence, positive social relationships and strong bonds with the school. The aim of the pre-sent study is to investigate the social skills, the social position and the sense of belonging to a school among elementary school pupils with or without special educational needs (SEN). Furthermore, the association between social position and social skills is analyzed in the current study. The relationship between social position and the sense of belonging to a school is also scrutinized. The sample consisted of 498 pupils attending the 4th, 5th and 6th grades of primary school, 64 of whom participated in pull-out special education deliv-ery programs operating within mainstream schools. Two self-report questionnaires and a sociometric test were distributed to assess the social skills, sense of belonging and social position of pupils. According to the findings, pupils with SEN have lower social positions, poorer social skills and also a poorer sense of belonging compared to their typical peers. Considering the association between the variables, the social position is slightly correlated with social skills for the whole sample and for the group of typically developing pupils. However, this relationship is stronger for the group of pupils with SEN. A low positive correlation between the social position and the sense of belonging also emerged for the whole sample and for the group of typically developing pupils. This rela-tionship is not significant for the group of pupils with SEN though. The findings indicate that pupils with SEN run a higher social risk than the typical pupils. A supportive school climate and equal learning and participation opportunities are highly recommended. Moreover, enhancing social skills may be beneficial not only for the pupils with SEN, but also for every pupil.


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