A national study of Chinese youths' attitudes towards students with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 370-384

  Siperstein, G N ^a   Parker, R C ^a   Norins, J ^a   Widaman, K F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; China; Intellectual disability; School; Students; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DISABILITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINESE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL ADMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHINA; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; HUMANS; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PEER GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 79952617968     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01382.x     Document Type: Article

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