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Download full textLazar, Alfred L.; And Others – 1971
Fifteen males and 15 females (ages 8.0 to 8.8) who had been identified as gifted were studied to compare their attitudes toward handicapped individuals as measured by the Attitude Toward Disabled Persons Scale (ATDP). Form O of the ATDP Scale was used and a one-way analysis of variance showed a significant difference between males and females,…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities
Peer reviewedLazar, Alfred L.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1977
Available from: Behavioral Disorders, Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091. A study involving 60 university students in teacher training was conducted to investigate the difference between individuals with high attitude acceptance toward the handicapped versus individuals with low attitude acceptance…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, College Students, Disabilities, Exceptional Child Research
Lazar, Alfred L.; And Others – 1973
This study was conducted at the California State University to determine if the utilization of a carefully planned and systematically applied course of instruction could change the attitudes of graduate special education students toward handicapped persons. The focus of the 16-session course was on the handicapped individual as a person and on the…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Educational Attitudes, Handicapped Students
Lazar, Alfred L.; And Others – 1971
The purpose of the study was to examine the distribution of attitude responses among college students on the Attitude Toward Disabled Persons Scale (ATDP) and to compare the responses of male students to females within each of three classes of responses on the preferred Student Characteristic Scale (PSCS): affective, affective-cognitive, and…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, College Students
Studying Attitude Acceptance of College Students toward the Handicapped with Sex and Age as Factors.
O'Neil, William L.; Lazar, Alfred L. – 1979
Presented at the 1979 Annual Conference of the California State Federation/Council for Exceptional Children, the paper reports on a study conducted to survey the attitudes of 166 college students (ages 17 to 41 years) toward the handicapped, to ascertain if a program devoted to attitude change might be needed and to determine the influence of age…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitude Measures, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Colleges
Lazar, Alfred L.; And Others – 1975
A study involving 60 university students in teacher training investigated the difference between individuals with high and low attitude acceptance toward the handicapped in relation to social adjustment. Ss were administered the Is of Identity test (IOI) to obtain measures of social-personal adjustment and the Attitude Toward Handicapped…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Postsecondary Education
Lazar, Alfred L.; And Others – 1975
Evaluated in 102 students enrolled in a beginning special education course at three different universities were attitudes toward the handicapped, social adjustment, instructional goals desired, and self concept. Results of the Attitude Toward Handicapped Individuals (ATHI) scale, the Preferred Student Characteristic Student (PSCS) scale, the Is of…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Higher Education
Sigler, Gary R.; Lazar, Alfred L. – 1976
Investigated was the effect of age, sex, experience, locus of control, self image, and grade level taught on the attitudes of 139 regular and special class teachers toward handicapped individuals. Ss completed the Attitude Toward Handicapped Individuals (ATHI) Scale, an abbreviated 11-item Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scale, and the…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Locus of Control
Lazar, Alfred L.; And Others – 1976
Attitudes toward the handicapped and self concept were compared in 102 students enrolled in three universities offering training programs in special education. All Ss were administered the Attitude Toward Handicapped Individuals scale, the Preferred Student Characteristic Scale, The Is of Identity test, and the Tennessee Self Concept scale.…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Self Concept
Peer reviewedLazar, Alfred L.; And Others – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1972
Described is an enrichment activity included in a social studies curriculum on creative Americans that is designed to teach gifted elementary school children positive attitudes toward handicapped persons. (CB)
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Elementary School Students, Exceptional Child Education, Gifted
Lazar, Alfred L.; And Others – 1974
Three instruments measuring different kinds of attitudes were utilized to study whether sex differences existed among university students (34 males and 17 females) in school administration. The Attitude Towards Handicapped Individuals Scale was used to measure attitudes of acceptance or rejection of handicapped individuals; the Is of Identity…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Educational Objectives, Exceptional Child Research
Lazar, Alfred L.; Ernandes, Carol – 1972
A correlational analysis was conducted between scores obtained on the Is of Identity Test (IOI) and the Attitude Toward Disabled Persons Scale (ATDP) by 105 graduate and undergraduate university students enrolled in an introductory special education course. The IOI is a 100 item scale designed to measure social adjustment, while the ATDP measures…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes toward Disabilities, College Students, Correlation
Lazar, Alfred L.; And Others – 1974
Examined in 60 black undergraduates were the effects of age and sex on attitudes toward the handicapped, attitudes toward instructional goals, and social adjustment. Ss ranged in age from 18 to 42 years and were administered the following scales: Attitude Towards Handicapped Individuals Scale, Preferred Student Characteristic Scale, and the Is of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Blacks
Lazar, Alfred L.; And Others – 1976
Attitudes of both parents of 52 educable mentally retarded children in special education classes were examined. Results from the Attitude Toward Handicapped Individuals (ATHI) scale and the Parent Child Rating Scale (PCRS) indicated no significant differences for sex. It was found that the ATHI scale could be effectively used to group individuals…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research
