Promoting positive attitudes of kindergarten-age children toward people with disabilities.: An article from: Exceptional Children

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From the author: This study examined the effects of contact, books, and discussions on the attitudes of kindergarten-age children toward people with disabilities. Children in the high-contact group participated in a program designed to promote acceptance of people with disabilities; the low-contact group bad incidental contact with children with disabilities; the no-contact group had neither direct nor indirect contact with children with disabilities. At pretest, all participants had low levels of acceptance of people with disabilities. At posttest, significant gains in levels of acceptance were found only in the high-contact group. The program appears to be an effective strategy for promoting acceptance of people with disabilities.

Citation Details
Title: Promoting positive attitudes of kindergarten-age children toward people with disabilities.
Author: Paddy C. Favazza
Publication:Exceptional Children (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1997
Publisher: Council for Exceptional Children
Volume: v63 Issue: n3 Page: p405(14)

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