Suzanne Gosden Kitchen

Perception of Students with Disabilities

An Assessment of Attitudes Held by Pre-Service Teachers

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Produktbeschreibung

This study explored the attitudes pre-serviceteachers held toward people with disabilities. Theauthor conducted a survey methodology study viaquestionnaire of repeated measures design, using therespondents as their own controls.The goal of this study was to find out if pre-serviceteachers attitudes toward people with disabilitieswere affected by descriptive labels such as physicaldisability or mental disability. In other words, didthe type of disability affect the pre-serviceteachers attitudes toward that person?Findings revealed that pre-service teachers had amore negative attitude toward people labeled withmental disabilities, and a more positive attitudetoward people labeled with physical disabilities ortoward people whose type of disability was notspecified. In addition, findings revealed thatElementary Education pre-service teachers had a morepositive attitude toward people with disabilities(regardless of the descriptive label) than didSecondary Education pre-service teachers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller / VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K.
• Seitenzahl: 84
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 5mm x 150mm x 220mm
• Gewicht: 142g
• ISBN-13: 9783639073003
• ISBN-10: 3639073002
• Artikelnr.: 24856105

Autorenporträt

Kitchen Suzanne Gosden§Dr. Suzanne Gosden Kitchen is a Senior Consultant for the JobAccommodation Network. Her expertise is Learning Disabilities,Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism, and Mental Retardation. Dr.Kitchen teaches at WVU. She designs disability awarenessactivities and promotes disability etiquette. She resides withher family in Morgantown, WV, USA.