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ERIC Number: EJ643086
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0936-2835
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Effects of Labels and Personal Contact on Teachers' Attitudes toward Students with Special Needs.
Weisel, Amatzia; Tur-Kaspa, Hana
Exceptionality, v10 n1 p1-10 2002
This study examined the effects of labeling and personal contact on teachers' (n=72) attitudes toward low-achieving students. Overall, the results indicated that the label of the special class had a positive effect on teachers' attitudes, but that contact had a negative effect. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)
Descriptors: High Schools, Labeling (of Persons), Low Achievement, Secondary School Teachers, Special Needs Students, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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