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Improving Latino/a American students’ attitudes toward persons with disabilities and use of live theater

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 July 2019

Abdoulaye Diallo ,
Jean Braitewaite ,
George Mamboleo ,
Ashwini Tiwari  and
Manisha Sharma
Abdoulaye Diallo*
Affiliation:
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, UT Health, Rio Grande Valley
Jean Braitewaite
Affiliation:
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, UT Health, Rio Grande Valley
George Mamboleo
Affiliation:
West Virginia University
Ashwini Tiwari
Affiliation:
University of Houston-Downtown
Manisha Sharma
Affiliation:
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, UT Health, Rio Grande Valley
*
*Corresponding author. Email: abdoulaye.diallo@utrgv.edu
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Abstract

This study investigated the efficacy of a live theater performance intervention for enhancing the attitudes of pre-service rehabilitation students toward people with disabilities. A convenience sample of 54 undergraduate students of Latino/a descent (females = 33 and males = 21), age range 18 - 24 completed a pre-post design attitude change intervention. Data were collected on the students’ attitudes toward persons with disabilities, using the scale of attitudes towards disabled persons, and gladness, using a liker scale. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. Results indicated the live theater performance intervention was more effective in providing positive emotion of gladness and in improving the attitudes of the students towards PWDs compared to simple print media.

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Disabilityemploymentcontent validityattitudeinitial validation study
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The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , July 2019 , pp. 25 - 35
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© The Author(s) 2019 

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