Prosocial Behaviors of Handicapped and Typical Peers in an Integrated Preschool [microform] / Alice S. Honig and Patricia A. McCarron
- Bib ID:
- 5478809
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Honig, Alice S
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED281654
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1987
- 26 p.
- Summary:
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Initiations of prosocial actions by mainstreamed handicapped and normal preschool children were studied to discover (1) which preschool activity setting was more conducive to prosocial interactions; (2) which specific prosocial bids were more likely to occur in various settings; (3) whether frequency of prosocial behaviors was related to preferential directionality; and (4) what proportion of prosocial behaviors were child-initiated rather than teacher-directed. Six types of prosocial bids were recorded for 10 typical and 5 special children in four activity settings. Findings indicated that setting had a significant effect. Most of the 210 prosocial bids occurred during free play, many during structured play and gym, and the fewest during teacher-directed structured circle time. Sharing, cooperating, and helping were the most frequent prosocial behaviors. Sympathy and praise were rare. No nurturing was observed. In addition, no directionality preferences were found. Typical children initiated twice as many prosocial bids as did atypical peers. Taking into account the expected probabilities for interactions given the significantly different prosocial activity levels for each group and the different numbers of children per group, no preferences, or "prejudices," were found. It is concluded that contact alone with typical children does not build interpersonal skills of atypical children. Teachers and therapists must specifically model and facilitate prosocial skills. (Author/RH)
- Notes:
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- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (Baltimore, MD, April 23-26, 1987).
- Educational level discussed: Preschool Education.
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- Other authors/contributors:
- McCarron, Patricia A, author
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- 1987
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