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Autore: | Shapiro Arthur H. <1938-> |
Titolo: | Everybody belongs [[electronic resource] ] : changing negative attitudes toward classmates with disabilities / / Arthur Shapiro |
Pubblicazione: | New York, : Garland Pub., 1999 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (562 p.) |
Disciplina: | 306.43/2 |
Soggetto topico: | Inclusive education - United States |
Toleration - Study and teaching (Elementary) - United States | |
Discrimination against people with disabilities - United States | |
Students with disabilities - United States - Social conditions | |
Students - United States - Attitudes | |
Teachers - United States - Attitudes | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [491]-538) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Why Change Attitudes?; Issues of Language and Terminology; The Minority Group and Medical Model Paradigms; Early Attitudes and Their Legacies; Disabilities and Common Sense Approaches; Critical Educational Practices for Changing Negative Attitudes; Some Final Thoughts About this Book; Resources; Bibliography; Index; |
Sommario/riassunto: | The evil prosthesis of Captain Hook, the comical speech of Porky Pig, and the bumbling antics of Mr. Magoo are all examples of images in our culture which can become the basis of negative attitudes and subliminal prejudice towards persons with disabilities. These attitudes influence and underlie discriminatory acts, resulting in negative treatment and segregation. A teacher's ability to recognize and counter such images may well determine the success of inclusion and mainstreaming programs in our schools and society. Well-researched and well-written, this book offers practical guidance as grou |
Titolo autorizzato: | Everybody belongs |
ISBN: | 0-8153-3991-7 |
1-280-07104-4 | |
0-585-45993-2 | |
0-203-80007-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910451004803321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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