Effect of Exposure to Special Olympic Games on Attitudes of Volunteers towards Inclusion of People with Intellectual Disabilities

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 515-521

  Li, Chunxiao ^a   Wang, Chee Keng John ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Inclusion; Intellectual disability; Special Olympic Games; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCLUSION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPECIAL OLYMPIC GAMES; SPORT; STUDENT; TIME; VOLUNTEER; YOUNG ADULT;

INCLUSION; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; SPECIAL OLYMPIC GAMES; VOLUNTEERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPORTS; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; VOLUNTEERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884980151     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12053     Document Type: Article

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