Attitudes of Undergraduate Students Toward Persons with Disabilities in Japan

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-232
Author(s):  
Minkyeong Kim ◽  
Yongjae Lim
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Persons With Disabilities

A Study of Appropriate Use of Language When Making Reference to Persons with Disabilities

1991 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Byrd ◽  
Bee Crews ◽  
Deborah Ebener
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Language Usage ◽  
Training Module ◽  
Appropriate Use ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of a training module on the appropriate use of language when referring to persons with disabilities. Undergraduate students in a special education course were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. There was a significant difference in language usage between subjects who received a training module on the use of appropriate language and subjects who did not.

Does Service Learning Work? Attitudes of College Students Toward Individuals With Disabilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-380
Author(s):  
Jihyun Lee ◽  
Seung Ho Chang ◽  
Justin A. Haegele
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Efficacy Measure ◽  
Significant Positive Change ◽  
And Control

Background: Service-learning has been used in adapted physical activity and education (APA/E) courses in kinesiology. However, evidence has been lacking to clarify the need for utilizing service-learning in APA/E courses as an avenue to change attitudes of students. Purpose: This study aimed to compare two APA/E courses, one with service-learning and another without, to examine the effect of hands-on experiences working with individuals with disabilities on the attitudes of kinesiology undergraduate students. Methodology/Approach: Seventy-six undergraduate students enrolled in two APA/E courses were divided into the experimental ( n = 28) and control group ( n = 48). Only the experimental group had service-learning, which required working with children with autism in a physical activity program for 8 weeks. Both groups completed a self-efficacy measure and the Multidimensional Attitudes Scale Toward Persons With Disabilities (MAS) questionnaire at pre- and posttest. Findings/Conclusions: The results showed a significant positive change in the experimental group’s affect subset scores of the MAS and the self-efficacy measure. No significant changes in all variables were found in the control group. Implications: The findings of the study indicate that including a service-learning component in APA/E courses would be essential to change attitudes and increase self-efficacy of kinesiology students.

The Impact of Humor on Attitudes toward Persons with Disabilities

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia L. Grist ◽  
Deborah J. Ebener ◽  
Susan Miller Smedema
Keyword(s):  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Model Analysis ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
The Third ◽  
Variance Design ◽  
Disability Scale ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of humor on attitudes as measured by the Modified lssues of Disability Scale (MIDS) by comparing the effects of a humorous and a serious video designed to reduce negative attitudes toward persons with disabilities. Ninety-three undergraduate students at a southeastern university volunteered to. participate in the study. The participants were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups. The first group viewed a serious video concerning disability, the second group viewed a humorous video concerning disability, and the third group viewed no video. A one-way model analysis of variance design was applied to the MIDS scores (dependent variable). Results revealed no significant differences between the attitude scores of the three groups. The results of the study highlight the need for further research on the impact of humor on attitudes toward persons with disabilities.

Attitudes of undergraduate students towards persons with disabilities; the role of the need for social approval

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Kowalska ◽  
Justyna Winnicka
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Social Approval ◽  
Social Desirability Scale ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Explicit Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The purpose of this study was a diagnosis of the attitudes of students of Warsaw universities towards people with disabilities and the variables which impacted on these attitudes. Additionally, we examined the relationship between the need for social approval and explicit attitudes towards people with disabilities. The study focused on two components of attitudes: behavioural (measured by preferable social distance - SDSB) and cognitive (tested with a semantic differential scale - SDSO). 318 students completed a survey including a demographic sheet, a social desirability scale, the SDSB and SDSO. The results indicate that students expressed positive attitudes towards people with disabilities. The impact of such variables as gender, the type of disability and the need for social approval was registered and were differentiated in regard to components of attitudes. The results are discussed with reference to earlier research and cues for further studies are suggested.

Building the Field: The Case for Community Service Learning

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 308-320
Author(s):  
Janelle E. Lawson ◽  
Allison R. Firestone
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Community Service Learning ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Related Service ◽  
The Impact

In this study, the authors examine the impact of a community service learning course on undergraduate students’ decisions to pursue careers as special education teachers or related service providers. Participants ( N = 134) completed a course involving volunteer service with persons with disabilities in the local community and were surveyed as to whether they were interested in pursuing a career in special education upon graduation. Findings indicated that contact with a person with a disability through community service learning was a factor in influencing participants’ willingness to enter the field of special education.

scholarly journals Toward Inclusive Outreach: What Special Collections Can Learn from Disability Studies

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin M. O’Sullivan ◽  
Gia Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
The United States ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Disability Rights ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Disability Rights Movement ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Key Stakeholders

Recent statistics suggest that nearly 1 in 5 undergraduate students in the United States report having a disability. Educators and special collections practitioners are thus confronted with a difficult question: What can be done to ensure that these students receive the accessible educational experience they deserve—and that is legally mandated—within our institutions? This article seeks to begin a critical discourse relating to the design of inclusive outreach in special collections for persons with disabilities. We begin by briefly outlining the emergence of the Disability Rights Movement and its relationship to institutional libraries, highlighting in particular where we see opportunities for improving outreach to populations that have special access needs. Next, we offer strategies for building a program of user-centered, accessible outreach for special collections libraries, such as locating and partnering with key stakeholders, designing flexible instruction modules, and assessing outreach activities. Finally, we conclude with reflections on the value of accessibility to the mission of special collections. Ultimately, instituting a programmatic approach, such as that which we advocate here, aligns with the professional ethics of the field and improves the quality of the special collections experience for all of our many diverse patron groups.

Facilitating Critical Reflections About Disability Among Students in Speech-Language Pathology

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betty Yu ◽  
Laura Epstein
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Medical Model ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Introductory Course ◽  
Communicative Disorders ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Alternative Discourses

Disability scholars argue that it is crucial for clinical professionals to critically examine the dominant and alternative discourses about disability, reflect on their own assumptions about disability, and contemplate the different roles they might take in relation to their patients. To date there are few studies examining how disability is conceptualized by speech-language pathologists (SLPs), or how those ideas affect their approach to working with persons with disabilities. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether shifts in the teaching approaches along medical, social, and experiential continua had an impact on how students in a Communicative Disorders course conceptualized the nature of developmental communicative disorders and the roles of the SLP in working with children with developmental communicative disorders. Reflective essays were collected and analyzed for 22 graduate and 38 undergraduate students in an introductory course on developmental communication disorders where different ways of thinking about disability were introduced over the course of a semester. The findings showed that most students at the start of the class held beliefs that were strongly aligned with the medical model of disability. It also showed that being introduced to different disability frameworks led them to reconceptualize both the notion of developmental communication disorders and SLP roles vis-à-vis children with communication disorders. Finally, the findings highlighted complexities and tensions involved in issues of disability in the clinical context. These results support the need for a systematic infusion and critical examination of disability perspectives in Communicative Disorders curricula.

Improving Latino/a American students’ attitudes toward persons with disabilities and use of live theater

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdoulaye Diallo ◽  
Jean Braitewaite ◽  
George Mamboleo ◽  
Ashwini Tiwari ◽  
Manisha Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Positive Emotion ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
American Students ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Age Range

AbstractThis study investigated the efficacy of a live theater performance intervention for enhancing the attitudes of pre-service rehabilitation students toward people with disabilities. A convenience sample of 54 undergraduate students of Latino/a descent (females = 33 and males = 21), age range 18 - 24 completed a pre-post design attitude change intervention. Data were collected on the students’ attitudes toward persons with disabilities, using the scale of attitudes towards disabled persons, and gladness, using a liker scale. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. Results indicated the live theater performance intervention was more effective in providing positive emotion of gladness and in improving the attitudes of the students towards PWDs compared to simple print media.

scholarly journals Attitudes of Undergraduate Students Toward Persons With Disabilities: Exploring Effects of Contact Experience on Social Distance Across Ten Disability Types

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia R. Huskin ◽  
Christine Reiser-Robbins ◽  
Soyoung Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Distance ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Contact Theory ◽  
Intergroup Contact Theory ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Social Distance Scale ◽  
Specific Disability ◽  
Regular Contact

Attitudes toward individuals with disabilities have been one of the most important and focal topics in disability studies. However, most studies have either treated disability in a broad sense without distinguishing disability type or have been limited to one specific disability type. Drawing upon a social distance scale, the study was designed to examine undergraduate students’ perceptions toward 10 different disability types and across a range of social contexts. Utilizing intergroup contact theory, an analysis was performed to determine how these responses were affected by contact experience with persons with disability. Results show that contact experience was statistically significant for six of 10 disability types. Specifically, across all disabilities, regular contact was related to decreased social distance, with the notable exception of autism. Attendant conclusions about stigma hierarchies and implications for research and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals PERSPECTIVAS DOS ACADEMICOS DE EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA NO CONTEXTO DA EDUCAÇÃO INCLUSIVA

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Jose Airton F. Pontes Junior ◽  
Ana Paula Lima Barbosa ◽  
Mayara C. V. Monte ◽  
Nicolino Trompieri Filho ◽  
Rita C. B. P. Magalhaes
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Healthy Behaviour

Abstract:ACADEMICS’ PESRPECTIVES ON PHYSICAL EDUCATION WITHIN THE SCOPE OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONThis article discusses the perspectives of academics on Physical Education within the context of teaching and against the background of working with students with disabilities in Physical Education and Sports in school. The study is descriptive, cross-sectional in nature and seeks to analyze the academics’ opinions regarding Physical Education and Sports in school for students with disabilities. The research, which adopted a quantitative approach, was carried out by way of a survey in which 82 undergraduate students of Physical Education responded to a questionnaire. Distribution of frequencies, factor analysis and thematic analysis were conducted. Participants were of the opinion that the objectives of Physical Education and Sports in school promote healthy behaviour, the playing of sport and socio-affective relationships, as well as they are beneficial to an environment of working with different persons with disabilities. We believe this work may help in the curricula of physical education to better manage and direct the training of academics for students with disabilities.Keywords: Physical Education and Sports, Students with Disabilities, Special Education.Resumo:Este artigo discute a perspectiva dos acadêmicos de Educação Física sobre o contexto de ensino e o interesse em atuar com alunos com deficiência em Educação Física e Esportes na escola. O estudo tem por objetivo analisar as opiniões dos acadêmicos sobre o contexto atuação Educação Física e Esportes na escola para alunos com deficiência. O estudo é de natureza descritiva e transversal e que utilizou abordagem quantitativa via pesquisa por levantamento em que 82 alunos de graduação em Educação Física responderam a um questionário. Foi realizada distribuição de frequências, análise fatorial e análise temática. Na opinião dos acadêmicos, os objetivos da Educação Física e Esportes na escola são estimular a adesão de hábitos saudáveis, prática esportiva e relações sócio-afetivas, bem como apresentam interesse em atuar com diferentes públicos com algum tipo de deficiência. Acreditamos esse trabalho pode ajudar nos currículos dos cursos de Educação Física a melhor direcionar a formação dos acadêmicos para o público dos alunos com deficiência.Palavras-chaves: Educação Física e Esportes, Alunos com Deficiência, Educação Especial.

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