Undergraduate Students' Attitudes toward Individuals with Disabilities: Integrating Psychology Disability Curriculum and Service-Learning

Autor/inn/en	Carlson, Wendy; Witschey, Hannah
Titel	Undergraduate Students' Attitudes toward Individuals with Disabilities: Integrating Psychology Disability Curriculum and Service-Learning
Quelle	In: Teaching of Psychology, 45 (2018) 2, S.189-192 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-6283
DOI	10.1177/0098628318762929
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Nonprofit Organizations; Positive Attitudes; Service Learning; Attitude Change; Employment Services; Psychology; Experiential Learning; Measures (Individuals); Questionnaires + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Nonprofit-Organisation; Service-Learning; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Employment service; Arbeitsvermittlung; Psychologie; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Messdaten; Fragebogen
Abstract	This study examined whether combining classroom curriculum with direct experience with people with disabilities (PWDs) can influence change in undergraduate students' attitudes toward PWDs. Undergraduate students (N = 68) enrolled in a psychology course completed the Interaction with Disabled Persons Scale at the beginning and end of the semester. During the semester, students learned about various disabilities and participated in a 10-hr service-learning project that required direct, supervised interaction with PWDs at a local, nonprofit organization that provides employment services to adults with disabilities. Students reported more positive attitudes toward PWDs at the end of the semester. Having an increased comfort level in interacting with PWDs can give students pursuing careers that involve working with PWDs an advantage. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01