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| Title: | EFFECT OF SCHOOL- PARENTAL ATTITUDES ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS WITH VISUAL DISABILITIES |
| Authors: | Amsalu, Abushe |
| Advisors: | Dr. Teka Zewdie, |
| Keywords: | PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT
VISUAL DISABILITIES |
| Copyright: | May-2001 |
| Date Added: | 6-Nov-2012 |
| Publisher: | AAU |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of school parental
attitudes on blind adolescents psychosocial adjustment status. A sample of 130
consisting of teaches, parents ami both sighted and visually impaired students was
purposely selected from high schools of Western Shoa. One of the selection criteria
of the cite "Yvasthe availability 0.1students with visual disability.
A 35 bipolar adjectives for attitude measure, psychosocial adjustment
measure and direct observation were major instruments employed in data
collection. The data were analyzed on the basis of different combination of the
attitudes of teachers, sighted peers and parents toward blind adolescents on one
hand and psychosocial adjustment status of blind students on the other hand. Sex
and age of onset were The main individual variables under taken in the study.
Descriptive statistics, t-test and F-Test lll?re extensively used for data analysis
including qualitative analysis. The most important findings were that blind
adolescents encounter psychosocial adjustment difficulties at both school and home
settings, though observed attitudes of parents. teachers and sighted students were
slightly positive.
Finally, it IS believed that there are other variables which need to be
considered; methods to be employed, and research approaches to deal with the
same problem. Practical implication of the findings are also indicated |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3630 |
| Appears in: | Thesis - Special Needs Education
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