The effect of sports on self-concept: a comparison of students in a special education resource room who participate in sports and students in a special education resource room who do not participate in sports

<p>Research indicates that students in special education have a lower self-concept than their non-disabled peers (Manhattan College, 1998). Manhattan College also states that students with disabilities who play sports have a self-concept equal to or higher than individuals without disabilities. Identifying the degree to which participation in sports may raise the self-concepts of students in special education is an important strategy in educational programming. Discovering techniques to improve the self-concepts of students in special education has been a difficult task for both teachers and parents.</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to determine if a difference exists between the self-concepts of students in a special education resource room who play sports compared to students in a special education resource room who do not play sports. The data reveals that there are no significant differences between students in a special education resource room who play sports compared to students in a special education resource room who do not play sports.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in Learning Disabilities

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education

Year dc:date.available

2002

Author dc:creator

• Fiori, Meredith

Contributors dc:contributor

• Urban, Stanley

• Learning disabled teenagers; School sports; Self-perception in adolescence
• Disability and Equity in Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/1433

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-2433