Relationships between Enrollment in an Inclusive Class and Preschool Children's Ideas about People with Disabilities.

Diamond, Karen E.; Hestenes, Linda L.; Carpenter, Ellen S.; Innes, Fiona K.

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ERIC Number: EJ559567

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Publication Date: 1997

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Relationships between Enrollment in an Inclusive Class and Preschool Children's Ideas about People with Disabilities.

Diamond, Karen E.; Hestenes, Linda L.; Carpenter, Ellen S.; Innes, Fiona K.

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v17 n4 p520-36 Win 1997

Comparison of children enrolled in regular (N=31) and inclusive (N=29) preschool programs found that children in inclusive settings had more knowledge of disabilities and gave higher acceptance ratings to children with and without disabilities than did children in regular preschool classes. (DB)

Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Childhood Attitudes, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Inclusive Schools, Knowledge Level, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship, Preschool Education, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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