Instances of bullying decreased by 20 percent among students with disabilities after they participated in a social and emotional learning program, according to a new three-year study led by a researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigne.
According to earlier research, students with behavioral disabilities are more likely to be identified as bullies by their teachers and peers than are other students. The researchers hypothesize that the higher amount of peer aggression among these students may be a function or manifestation of their disabilities — perhaps an aggressive reaction to social stimuli — and whether they are placed in restrictive classrooms.
[For more of this story, written by Traci Pedersen, go to http://psychcentral.com/news/2...g-program/83203.html]
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