School-based Interventions for Improving Disability Awareness and Attitudes Towards Disability of Students Without Disabilities: A Meta-analysis

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 343-361

  Chae, Soojung ^a   Park, Eun Young ^a   Shin, Mikyung ^a  

^a Jeonju University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

attitudes towards disability; disability awareness; inclusive education; meta analysis; meta regression analysis; South Korea; students without disabilities; subgroup analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85043680953     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1034912X.2018.1439572     Document Type: Article

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