Changes of handicapped and other students self-concept and mutual attitudes as a result of their directed interaction

AbstractAcademic environment represents important source of impulses of studentś personal and social growth. Among students arise imformal relationships throught which they exchange experiencies. However students have to break coyness and some barriers that restrain their relating to distincion. Directed interaction may be one of the tool that can help student to break their social difficulties. The paper summarizes the results of a project focussed on the enriching the academic environment using the potential of existing differences among university students. A one semester-intervention program of personal and social growth called Sharing the experiences was created that is supposed to support the cooperation among handicapped, disadvantaged and other students