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ERIC Number: EJ313741
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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The Effect of Source on Reader Perception of Handicapping Conditions.
Baum, Dale D.
Exceptional Children, v51 n4 p341-42 Jan 1985
A study involving 102 teacher education undergraduates, 91 graduate special education students, and 93 undergraduate engineering students revealed that the publication source of written materials did not cause prejudicial effects on readers. Material drawn from general interest magazines was perceived as just as credible as that from professional journals. (CL)
Descriptors: College Students, Disabilities, Mass Media, Periodicals, Scholarly Journals, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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