Date Approved
5-6-2002
Embargo Period
5-12-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Learning Disabilities
Department
Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education
College
College of Education
Advisor
Urban, Stanley
Subject(s)
Learning disabled teenagers; School sports; Self-perception in adolescence
Disciplines
Disability and Equity in Education
Abstract
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.
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.
Recommended Citation
Fiori, Meredith, "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" (2002). Theses and Dissertations. 1433.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/1433
