Changes in Children's Attitudes Toward the Physically Handicapped
Authors:
- Richard CareyRCRichard Carey
- 1 November 1972
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Exceptional Children
- Vol. 39 (3) , 219-223
Abstract
An assessment was made of changes in attitude of 152 elementary school children toward orthopedically handicapped children as a result of an integrated school experience. After integration nonhandicapped children had developed a more positive attitude toward the orthopedically handicapped. Before integration boys and girls differed in attitudes, but the difference disappeared as a result of integration. Integration increased differences in attitudes between older and younger children toward orthopedically handicapped children, with older children developing a more realistic attitude than younger children.Keywords
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