RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Papaioannou, Christina
A1 Evaggelinou, Christina
A1 Barkoukis, Vassilis
A1 Block, Martin E.
T1 DISABILITY AWARENESS PROGRAM IN A SUMMER CAMP
JF European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity
YR 2013
VO 6
IS 2
SP 19
OP 28
DO 10.5507/euj.2013.007
UL https://eujapa.upol.cz/artkey/euj-201302-0002.php
AB The aim of the present study was to examine the impact of a disability awareness program on attitudes of children without disabilities toward the inclusion of peers with disabilities in a summer camp. Three hundred eighty seven campers without disabilities attending a non-inclusive summer camp participated in the study. Participants were divided into control (n = 190) and experimental group (n = 197). The control group followed the camp's program, while the experimental group attended a disability awareness program alongside to the camp's regular program. Participants completed twice the "Children's Attitude towards Integrated Physical Education - Revised" (CAIPE-R). CAIPE-R consists of two subscales: general and sports-specific. The results of the 2 X 2 repeated measures analysis of variance revealed statistical significant differences on the experimental group, both in general and in sport-specific attitudes subscales. These findings imply that participation in a disability awareness program can have a positive influence on children's attitudes towards the inclusion of children with disabilities in summer camps.