En annan sida av myntet : En studie kring integrerade elever med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning med fokus på deras kamratskap och sociala samspel

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this study is to contribute with new experiences on how friendship and the social interaction for integrated students with intellectual disability looks like. There is research showing both positive and negative effects of inclusion and the integration of students with disabilities. With this study we want to fill the gap in the research field that we consider to be about the companionship and social interaction of integrated special school pupils. To investigate the situation at the schools, we have used two different methods, sociograms and observations. The result showed that the pupils with intellectual disabilities had few mutual relationships in the classroom and the social interaction with other students was very limited. Friendship and social interaction with other classmates seemed to diminish with age. Some difference was also discernible between the sexes, where the boys had more social interaction than the girls. Although the purpose of the study was not to explain why it looks like it did, we could see that the adults who are supporting the students have a major role to play in successful integration and inclusion of students with intellectual disability.