Peer Acceptance towards the Inclusion of Students with Behavioral Disorders in Inclusive Classrooms in Kwara State
Loading...
Date
2022-10
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
Students who display undesired actions in the classroom are those who have behavioral issues. This student struggles with
self-control, inappropriate actions, and poor social skills. All of these accusations against children with behavioral problems result
in inappropriate or maladaptive actions in the classroom, which makes peers reluctant to accept them in the same setting. Based on
this, the study this study, examined of peer acceptance of students with behavioral disorders in inclusive classroom in kwara state.
Descriptive survey type was used. The respondents were 100 students purposefully. Peer-acceptance questionnaire (r =0.75) was
used for data collection. One research question and one hypothesis tested at 0.5significant level was raised. Frequency, percentage,
mean and t-test were used for data analysis. The level of peer acceptance among students with behavioral disorder in an inclusive
classroom in Kwara State is high (Mean=3.5). The result also revealed that there is no significant difference between level of peer
acceptance among male and female students with behavioral disorders in inclusive classrooms (P>0.05). The study revealed also
that there is no significant difference in the peer acceptance among students with behavioral disorders based on gender. It was
recommended based on the findings that Parents can be educated about the importance of, and means of achieving, peer acceptance
among their children throughout childhood, adolescence and into young adulthood. Also the government should increase the
numbers of inclusive schools built in the society, in order for both regular students and students with disabilities to be included and
learn in the same classroom environment, because this will help in increasing the level of peer acceptance among students with
behavioral disorders and the conventional students.
Keywords: peer acceptance, inclusion, students with behavior and inclusive classrooms