Influence of empathy training to modify attitudes of normal children in physical education toward peers with physical disabilities

Clinical Kinesiology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 35-41

  Lockhart, Rebecca C ^a   French, Ron ^b   Gench, Barbara ^b  

^a Ft Worth Ind School District   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Children; Empathy; Peers; Physical activity; Physical disabilities; Physical education; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031821831     PISSN: 08969620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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