英文摘要 |
The purposes of this study were to examine the attitude of the regular elementary school students toward their peers with disabilities, and to promote their acceptance by implementing a reading group program. Students of the fifth and the sixth grades from an Elementary School in Changhua County participated in this study. This study, at first, examined attitude of the ordinary students toward their peers with disabilities. According to the results, 30 students whose attitude scores were below 75% of all examinees were assigned to the experiment and the control groups. Students of the experiment group participated in a reading group program once a week. Data of the group process and students' attitude after the experiment were also collected. The results are as follows:(1) The attitude of the regular elementary school students toward their peers with disabilities tends is positive; (2) fifth grade female students have more positive attitude than 6th grade male students in contacting with disabled peers; (3) the promotion of students' acceptance toward their peers with disabilities in the experiment group is significantly greater than that in the control group, and (4) feedback from students of the experiment group shows positive effects of the reading group on increasing acceptance toward students with disabilities. Finally, suggestions for educational administrators, teachers, and future research are provided. |