Factors influencing preservice student attitudes toward individuals with disabilities

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 180-196

  Kowalski, Ellen M ^a   Rizzo, Terry L ^b  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DISABILITY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029862895     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.13.2.180     Document Type: Article

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