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Download full textVander Putten, James J. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 1993
College students' attitudes toward peers with learning disabilities (LD) serving as resident assistants (RAs) were investigated in a study involving 45 students and 24 RAs. Results indicated that, after one semester of interaction with RAs with LD, fellow RAs' attitudes toward LD peers remained favorable and student attitudes became more…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, College Housing, College Students
Dodge, Susan – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1990
More student resident assistants are dealing with such difficult problems as alcoholism, suicide, homophobia, racism, date rape, and stress. Some institutions have decided to stop using students to supervise dormitories, while others are working to make resident assistants more qualified. (MLW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Alcohol Abuse, College Housing, College Students
