The study is to find out effects of disability understanding program through disabilities-related web site to improve attitudes of acceptance of children without disabilities.
The subjects of this study employed 72 children attending J elementary sc...
The study is to find out effects of disability understanding program through disabilities-related web site to improve attitudes of acceptance of children without disabilities.
The subjects of this study employed 72 children attending J elementary school setting up special classes, 4 grade, two classes. Disability understanding program contained information using disabilities-related web site, indirect․direct experience activities through disabilities-related image materials, disabilities-related animation reading, story on persons getting over disabilities, group discussion. The term of the study is 8 sessions.
In this study, two instrument used to investigate attitudes of acceptance of children without disabilities. One questionnaire is adjective checklist for cognitive attitude, the other is activity preference scale for behavioral attitude. The processing of data adapted to SPSS/WIN program, practiced t-test for analyzing mean difference between control group and experimental group, and for and practiced ANCOVA for finding out program' effects.
The conclusions of this study are as follows;
First, disability understanding program through disabilities-related web site have an positive effects to cognitive attitudes of acceptance of children without disabilities.
Second, disability understanding program through disabilities-related web site have an positive effects to behavioral attitudes of acceptance of children without disabilities.
Therefore, to achieve effective inclusion placing children with disabilities into regular classes, should be needed structural․systematical disabilities understanding programs to be become positive attitude in acceptance of children without disabilities.