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Barg, Carolyn J.; Armstrong, Brittany D.; Hetz, Samuel P.; Latimer, Amy E. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2010
Using the stereotype content model as a guiding framework, this study explored whether the stigma that able-bodied adults have towards children with a physical disability is reduced when the child is portrayed as being active. In a 2 (physical activity status) x 2 (ability status) study design, 178 university students rated a child described in…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities, College Students
King, Gillian; Law, Mary; Hurley, Patricia; Petrenchik, Theresa; Schwellnus, Heidi – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2010
Similarities and differences were examined in the out-of-school recreation and leisure activity participation of 422 children with physical disabilities and 354 children without disabilities. The roles of age (six to eight years, nine to 11 years, and 12-14 years), gender, and disability status were examined with respect to the diversity,…
Descriptors: Family Income, Physical Disabilities, Recreation, Age Differences
King, Gillian; Petrenchik, Theresa; Law, Mary; Hurley, Patricia – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2009
Despite the fairly extensive literature on the developmental benefits of youth's participation in organised, out-of-school activities, little is known about the participation of school-aged children with physical disabilities in formal recreation and leisure activities, both in comparison with their participation in informal activities and with…
Descriptors: School Activities, Physical Disabilities, Recreation, Recreational Activities
Nowicki, Elizabeth A. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2007
Beliefs about learning and physical difficulties were explored in 50 younger children (M = 5.6, SD = 1.0 years) and 50 older children (M = 9.5, SD = 1.1 years). Participants were asked why they thought some children had learning or physical difficulties and whether children with these difficulties would always have them. The majority of older…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Misconceptions, Physical Disabilities, Mental Retardation