Special Class Placements as Labels: Effects on Children's Attitudes toward Learning Handicapped Peers.

Bak, John J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ360910

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Publication Date: 1987

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Special Class Placements as Labels: Effects on Children's Attitudes toward Learning Handicapped Peers.

Bak, John J.; And Others

Exceptional Children, v54 n2 p151-55 Oct 1987

Students in grades four to six (N=77) judged the capabilities of peers traditionally labeled as "learning disabled" or "educable mentally retarded" but depicted in written vignettes only as attending either a resource room or special classroom. Students in special classes were judged significantly less capable than students in resource room programs. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Intermediate Grades, Labeling (of Persons), Learning Disabilities, Mild Disabilities, Mild Mental Retardation, Peer Acceptance, Resource Room Programs, Special Classes, Student Attitudes, Student Placement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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