Influencing High School Students' Attitudes toward and Interactions with Peers with Disabilities.

Donaldson, Robert M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ487190

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Influencing High School Students' Attitudes toward and Interactions with Peers with Disabilities.

Donaldson, Robert M.; And Others

Social Education, v58 n4 p233-37 Apr-May 1994

Contends that it is important to eliminate negative attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward children and adults with disabilities. Reports on a study of the effect of a unit on the history of treatment of persons with disabilities on 142 nondisabled students enrolled in 7 10th-grade social studies classes. (CFR)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences, Disability Discrimination, Educational Strategies, Grade 10, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Special Needs Students, Stereotypes, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990

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