Attitudes Toward Handicapped Students: Professional, Peer, and Parent Reactions

by Marcia D. Horne

Overview

Many handicapped children are now being treated and educated in the mainstream of society. Therefore it is important for professionals to be knowledgeable about the attitudes of societal members toward these students. This text is a thorough and invaluable sourcebook on how attitudes are formed, measured, and changed. An extensive discussion about professional, peer, parental and sibling attitudes toward a class or family member, and reviewing methodologies for change are provided.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780898595840
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/01/1985
Series:	School Psychology Series
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1340L (what's this?)

About the Author

Authored by Horne, Marcia D.

Table of Contents

Contents: The Concept of Attitude: Definition and Theory. The Importance of Professional and Peer Attitudes Toward Handicapped Students. How Attitudes Toward Handicapped Students Are Measured. Attitudes of Professionals and Peers Toward Handicapped Students. Factors Affecting the Development and Maintenance of Attitudes. Modifying Professional and Peer Attitudes Toward Handicapped Students. Attitudes of Parents and Siblings Toward a Handicapped Family Member. Suggestions for Future Research.

Editorial Reviews

"... an important book, worthy of serious consideration. It focuses efficiently and sensitively on attitudes held toward handicapped children and establishes a foundation for positively modifying attitudes ... valuable to psychologists, educators, and others aspiring to understand nonhandicapped persons' perception of handicapped children."
—Contemporary Psychology

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