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Ouellette-Kuntz, Helene; Burge, Philip; Brown, Hilary K.; Arsenault, Elizabeth – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: While current practices strive to include individuals with intellectual disabilities in community opportunities, stigmatizing attitudes held by the public can be a barrier to achieving true social inclusion. Methods: A sample of 625 community members completed the Social Distance Subscale of the Multidimensional Attitude Scale on…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Public Opinion
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Burge, Philip; Ouellette-Kuntz, Helene; Hutchinson, Nancy; Box, Hugh – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2008
Understanding the views of the public is an important factor in developing and evaluating policy on inclusive education. This article presents the results of an opinion poll conducted by an alliance of researchers and community partners to measure public perceptions regarding inclusive education of students with an intellectual disability, the…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Inclusive Schools, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries