Bullying and Victimization among Students in Special Education and General Education Curricula

Authors

  • Chad A Rose Sam Houston State University
  • Dorthy L Espelage University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Steven R Aragon Texas State University
  • John Elliott University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5206/eei.v21i3.7679

Abstract

International research established over a decade ago that students who are en-rolled in special education curricula are victimized and perpetrate more bullying than their general education peers. However, few empirical studies have exam-ined bullying rates among American schoolchildren who receive special education services. In the current study, a sample of middle school students (n = 1009) enrolled in general and special education programs completed the Univer-sity of Illinois bullying, fighting, and victimization scales. As hypothesized, students with disabilities reported higher rates of victimization and fighting be-haviours than students without disabilities. Conversely, students with disabilities and their general education peers reported similar rates of bully perpetration.

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Published

2011-09-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2011)

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