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Roles of General Practitioners in the Provision of Health Care Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities: A National Census in Taiwan
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Hsu, Shang-Wei; Yen, Chia-Feng; Chou, Ying-Ting; Wu, Chia-Ling; Chu, Cordia M.; Loh, Ching-Hui – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Aims: The aims of the present study were to explore the perceptions of general practitioners (GPs) in the provision of health care services for people with intellectual disabilities and to analyse GPs' priorities in the delivery of health care services to this group of people in Taiwan. Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional design and was…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, On the Job Training, Patients, Foreign Countries
Does Retardation Mean Dumb? Children's Perceptions of the Nature, Cause, and Course of Mental Retardation.
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Goodman, Joan F. – Journal of Special Education, 1989
When interviewed, 105 third-grade students indicated that they did not view retardation as a set of behaviors, but as a trait, defined abstractly and perceived to be both predetermined and largely irreversible through personal effort. Children did not assume that being retarded excluded being pretty, athletic, or smart. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Concept Formation, Etiology, Knowledge Level
Just Like Me! Disability Awareness Activities.
Maine Planning and Advisory Council on Developmental Disabilities, Augusta. – 1989
The booklet offers general suggestions, a quiz, specific activities, and a checklist to increase children's awareness of the needs and characteristics of persons with disabilities. Preferred terminology is explained and ways to provide children with direct experiences with persons with disabilities are suggested. The brief quiz serves both to…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
An Empirical Study on Teachers' Perceptions towards Inclusive Education in Malaysia
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Ali, Manisah Mohd; Mustapha, Ramlee; Jelas, Zalizan Mohd – International Journal of Special Education, 2006
The hallmark of inclusive education is the teachers' willingness to accept students with special needs. Their attitudes and knowledge about inclusive education are important as these are indicators of such willingness. The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' attitudes and their perceived knowledge towards inclusive education in…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Foreign Countries
The Prevention of Disabilities Program for Grades 7-8-9. SSTA Research Centre Report, #94-07b.
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Lalonde, Florence – SSTA Research in Brief, 1994
This curriculum focuses on providing students in grades 7 through 9 with information on the prevention of disabilities. Introductory material describes the curriculum's development; its overall goals; and its four elements (awareness, knowledge, application of knowledge, and life-style and behavior patterns). The introduction also provides…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Curriculum, Definitions, Disabilities
Developing and Implementing an Inservice Program Designed To Change Teacher Attitudes toward Mainstreamed Learning Disabled Students at the Secondary Level.
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Thompson, Josephine T. – 1992
This practicum involved the development of an 8-month inservice training program to give teachers (N=71) at a rural high school basic information concerning the mainstreaming of students with learning disabilities (LD) as well as to influence their attitudes toward inclusion of such students in their classes. Initially, teachers were confused…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Classroom Techniques, Educational Legislation