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ERIC Number: EJ629449
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0156-6555
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Prediction of School Enrolment of Children with Intellectual Disabilities in Kenya: The Role of Parents' Expectations, Beliefs, and Education.
Mutua, Kagendo; Dimitrov, Dimiter M.
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v48 n2 p179-91 Jun 2001
A study involving 351 Kenyan families with children with disabilities found the following predicted school enrollment: parents' expectations about social acceptance, parents' bias against educating children with intellectual disabilities, parents' beliefs about segregated schooling, parents' beliefs about the appropriateness of the child's school education, and parents' level of education. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Beliefs, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Parent Attitudes, Predictor Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kenya
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