Learning Disabilities and Emotional/behavioral Disorders Questions

Peers’ Perceptions of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: What Are Students Thinking? STEPHEN P. SAFRAN M ANY STUDENTS CONTINUE TO BE placed in special education because they display inappropriate behaviors and deficiencies in social skills (Kauffman, 1993a). Throughout this process of identifying behavior problems, peers as well as adults establish the social standards that differentiate acceptable from unacceptable actions (Runco & Schreibman, 1988). Although teachers’ judgments of problem behaviors have been reviewed (e.g., S. P. Safran & J. S. Safran, 1988), no compilation of the equally critical area of children’s perceptions exists. In this literature review, peers’ perceptions and understanding of the broad range