THE INCLUSIVE VALUE OF BASKIN IN SCHOOLS: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON ATTITUDES TOWARD DISABILITY

Lorenzo Cioni, Antonio Ferraro, Angela Magnanini

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This contribution aims to assess whether a Baskin-based intervention is effective in improving peers' attitudes toward disability. To this end, a quasi-experimental study was conducted on a sample of 417 students, who completed the ATDP (Yuker, Block, & Young, 1970). The results show that students in the experimental group—but not those in the control group—exhibited a significant reduction in negative attitudes toward disability.


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