Do contacts make a difference?. The effects of mainstreaming on student attitudes toward people with disabilities

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-82

  Wong, Donna Kam Pun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Educational intervention; Inclusion; Peer attitudes; Social contacts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DISABILITY; AUTISM; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OPTIMISM; PESSIMISM; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STUDENT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS;

EID: 38649140650     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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