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ERIC Number: EJ341927
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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The Development of Concepts of Handicap in Adolescence: A Cross Cultural Study-Part III.
Doherty, Jim; Obani, Tim
Educational Studies, v12 n3 p291-311 1986
Examines how variables of age, sex, nationality, and attitude toward the disabled affected the understanding level of 306 British and Nigerian adolescents concerning disability effects. Indicates age is the most important factor for comprehensive understanding, with girls achieving a more mature understanding level; neither nationality or attitude were significant factors. (TRS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Comprehension, Cross Cultural Studies, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Disability Identification, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Reaction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: British; England; Handicapism; Nigeria