Comparison between the reaction of students with a disabled classmate & those without a disabled classmate towards their research to a disabled child among the selected able bodied students from six selected public elementary school in Imus, Cavite

Date of Completion

1994

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Keywords

Disabled Children, Disability Studies, Public Health, Social Behavior

Abstract

This descriptive study conducted in six (6) selected public elementary schools in Imus, Cavite, three (3) had an enrolled student with an apparent physical impairment. Chosen through quota sampling, each group consisting of 100 students, Group A, who have a physically disabled classmate and group B, who do not have any physical disability in the study. Data obtained through a questionnaire with fixed alternative questions written in Filipino. Three large photographs showed to the respondents, the gathered data tallied, percentages taken, tabulated and analyzed descriptively. The results of the study did not show any significant difference between the two groups. Researchers concluded, there was no significant difference in the reaction towards a situation involving a disabled child between an elementary student, who has a disabled classmate & those without a disabled classmate. However, the following limitations of the study taken into consideration, failure to determine if the respondents have exposed to disabled children outside the school premises; failure to define the degree of interaction between the students and their disabled classmates and failure to control the factor of age. Therefore, recommended that this study be repeated and the above limitations of the study should be considered in designing methodology.

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