Fourth Graders' Attitudes toward AIDS Issues: A Concern for the Elementary School Counselor.

Holcomb, Thomas F.

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ERIC Number: EJ424127

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Fourth Graders' Attitudes toward AIDS Issues: A Concern for the Elementary School Counselor.

Holcomb, Thomas F.

Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, v25 n2 p83-90 Dec 1990

Examined attitudes toward Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) issues among 224 fourth grade students. Student responses to 36-item questionnaire revealed that students had good understanding of 3 major modes of spreading AIDS. They perceived AIDS as real and formidable health problem and expressed fears and concerns about AIDS. Findings have implications for elementary school counselors. (NB)

Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Preadolescents, School Counselors, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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