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ERIC Number: EJ653768
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1469-0047
The Impact of Training and Staff Attributions on Staff Practice in Learning Disability Services: A Pilot Study.
McKenzie, Karen; Sharp, Kirstin; Paxton, Donna; Murray, George C.
Journal of Learning Disabilities (United Kingdom), v6 n3 p239-51 Sep 2002
This study evaluated the effect of a training course for staff working in British learning disability residential services on their attributions and practice. Decreased usage of the attributional category "communication deficit" was found 8 weeks later. Also, practice appeared significantly changed from baseline to follow-ups 4 and 5 months later. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Attribution Theory, Children, Foreign Countries, Inservice Education, Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Program Evaluation, Residential Programs, Staff Development, Training
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United Kingdom