Young People's Perception of the Space Shuttle Disaster: Case Study.

Gould, Benina Berger; Gould, Jeffrey B.

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ERIC Number: EJ432337

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Publication Date: 1991

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Young People's Perception of the Space Shuttle Disaster: Case Study.

Gould, Benina Berger; Gould, Jeffrey B.

Adolescence, v26 n102 p295-303 Sum 1991

Examined responses of 97 students who witnessed space shuttle disaster on video at school. Asked them to rank three things that had affected them most. Only 8.9 percent of females ranked space shuttle first, and only 30.4 percent ranked it in top three. More males (88.9 percent) mentioned space shuttle, and 38.9 percent saw it as top concern. (Author/PVV)

Descriptors: Accidents, Crisis Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Empathy, Family Life, Grades (Scholastic), Peer Relationship, School Activities, Sex Differences, Space Exploration, Space Sciences, Stress Variables, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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