This bibliography is the third of three volumes which report on a study of recent research on teacher attitudes and attitude change. This volume lists, alphabetically by author, all the references cited in volumes one and two. Abstract literature and research reviews were used extensively in this study, and much material was obtained from…

Included are 73 reports of research on the impact of instructional media on attitude formation and change. General observations about the findings, including procedures most and least likely to produce the desired attitudinal outcomes, are also detailed. (Author/JEG)

This annotated bibliography focuses on public attitudes toward disability and changes in those attitudes. The bibliography of English-language materials lists and describes a total of 57 books, book chapters, and periodical articles of general interest, mostly published since 1984. It also lists 25 audiovisual materials produced since 1972.…

The annotated bibliography contains references on approximately 80 books and periodical articles, films, and bibliographies about attitudes towards persons with disabilities and about changing negative attitudes. It is explained that selections were made on the basis of interest to the general reader. Entries are grouped alphabetically by author…

Describes an all-day conciousness raising program designed to teach elementary school students about the disabled. The program described consisted of oral presentations and a theater performance by disabled individuals; it was presented to 270 students at Mary A. Hubbard School in Ramsey, New Jersey. (GC)

The fact sheet presents a suggested evaluation framework for use in previewing audiovisual materials, a list of selected resources, and an annotated list of films which were shown at the AHSSPPE '83 Media Fair as part of the national conference of the Association on Handicapped Student Service Programs in Postsecondary Education. Evaluation…

Rather than establishing the necessity of denying death, Becker and Choron accentuate human vulnerability. Recognition of this vulnerability challenges their assumptions by provoking a deep appreciation of the values of equality and community, which provide the critical support needed for an acceptance of human mortality. (Author)

The author presents an historical perspective on abortion, contraception and marriage as a prelude to an examination of changing attitudes toward sex. The article deals with the negative effects attributed to the increased incidence of early dating and early marriage of teenagers in the United States. The author also assumes positions on such…

The monograph provides a review of research studies over the past 25 years which have made use of the Attitude Toward Disabled Persons (ATDP) Scale. The report focuses on pertinent information about the scales, their psychometric properties, and the multitude of ways they have been used. An introductory chapter looks briefly at the history of the…

Listed in the bibliography are 34 multimedia materials intended to foster positive attitudes toward the handicapped. Information on title, length, distributor, cost, and content is provided for the following types of materials: l6mm films, filmstrips and audiotapes, videocassettes, videotapes, slides, audiotapes, and records. (CL)

Expectations for childhood and its outcome take on quite different meanings when one designates the child as female. A girl needs an Affirmative Action Childhood to counteract the intensive, pervasive, and crippling socialization process which negatively and powerfully affects her aspirations, and, therefore, her future as an adult. Included in an…

It is suggested that although counselors tend to direct services to the middle class, they do so most forcibly toward the white collar middle class. The blue collar worker is typically not included in consideration of the delivery of services to alienated sub-cultures. There are numerous and different demands placed on the blue collar worker in…

Notes that children's literature can help nonhandicapped children overcome fear and learn to accept their disabled peers. Lists sources of such literature and suggests ways teachers can use them. (FL)

The research review revealed that neither deception nor gullibility affects individual differences in acceptance, that subjects accurately recognize the triviality and actual accuracy of Barnum feedback, and that bogus feedback may persuade subjects to alter their self-evaluations slightly. The acceptance phenomenon manifests subjects' rationality…

Assertiveness training programs in the school setting provide a method to work with students with behavior problems. When students can manage their environments more effectively, they view the educational experience more positively and find that their present world and their transition to the adult world proceeds more productively. (Author)