Students with learning disabilities : academic and psychosocial aspects of adaptation

This study explores learning-disabled students' academic and psychosocial adjustment as compared to their non-disabled classmates within the mainstream public education system in Greece. A brief description of the special education services in Greece is also presented. The sample of the study consisted of fifth and sixth grade elementary school students in northern Greece. The learning-disabled students were identified based on teachers' evaluation (N=30). The control group consisted of all classmates of these students (N=307). Teacher-, peer and self-ratings were used and achievement data were obtained. The learning-disabled students were found to exhibit various academic and psychosocial difficulties based on the perceptions of all raters. Implications of the findings are discussed.

Metadaten
Author details:	Chyrse Hatzichristou, Diether Hopf
URN:	urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-16869
Publication series (Volume number):	Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe (paper 115)
Publication type:	Postprint
Language:	English
Publication year:	1993
Publishing institution:	Universität Potsdam
Release date:	2009/10/27
Source:	School Psychology International, 14 (1993) 1, p. 43-56, ISSN 0143-0343, DOI 10.1177/0143034393141003
Organizational units:	Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Bildungswissenschaften / Department Erziehungswissenschaft
DDC classification:	3 Sozialwissenschaften / 37 Bildung und Erziehung / 370 Bildung und Erziehung
Institution name at the time of the publication:	Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft
License (German):	Keine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz
External remark:	The original publication is available at www.opticsinfobase.org: School Psychology International. - 14 (1993) Issue 1, p. 43-56 ISSN 0143-0343 DOI 10.1177/0143034393141003