Author : Mary Voyatzakis
Publisher : National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada
ISBN 13 : 9780315944008
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (44 download)
Book Synopsis Attitudes of Undergraduate University Students Toward People with Physical Disabilities by : Mary Voyatzakis
Download or read book Attitudes of Undergraduate University Students Toward People with Physical Disabilities written by Mary Voyatzakis and published by National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada. This book was released on 1994 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This research explored the attitudes of McGill University undergraduate students toward people with physical disabilities. First and third year students in six different faculties were further subdivided into a Human Service discipline which included Education, Social Work, and Nursing students, and a non Human Service discipline which included Management, Engineering, and Agriculture students. The effects of gender, having had previous contact with persons with a disability, and having had a course on the topic of disability on attitudes toward people with disabilities were also examined. One hundred and forty-four women and 79 men served as the subjects for this study. Subjects completed the Attitude Toward Disabled Persons Scale (ATDP) Form B, and descriptive information giving the variables under investigation (gender, faculty, etc.). The analysis of the data collected showed that there was a significant positive difference in attitudes among students following a Human Service discipline than students following a non Human Service discipline. There was a significant interaction effect between faculty and year of study with Agriculture, Engineering, and Nursing student scores increasing in their third year, and Management, Education, and Social Work student scores decreasing in their third year. No significant differences on attitudes toward people who are physically disabled were found according to faculty enrolled in, year of study, gender, previous contact with persons with disabilities, or previous course on the topic of disability." --