A Look at Mainstreaming in Light of Children's Attitudes toward the Handicapped
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 46 (3) , 1019-1021
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1978.46.3.1019
Abstract
Mainstreaming is a legislative reality, yet there is still a question as to whether non-handicapped students are prepared for it. In the present study 131 grade school students were each asked to select from the Personal Attribute Inventory for Children 15 adjectives which best fit three groups of handicapped children as well as normal children. The groups were described in a hierarchical fashion: “normal children” were rated most favorably, then “physically handicapped children,” “learning disabled children,” and “emotionally disturbed children.”Keywords
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- Student Social Class and Teacher Expectations: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in Ghetto EducationHarvard Educational Review, 1970