The Impact of Paralympic School Day on Student Attitudes Toward Inclusion in Physical Education

• DOI: 10.1123/apaq.2015-0045
• Publication Date: 2015-10-20T17:23:35Z
• Authors: Cathy McKay; Martin Block; Jung Yeon Park
• Keywords: Physical Education

The purpose of this study was to determine if Paralympic School Day (PSD), a published disability awareness program, would have positive impact on the attitudes students without disabilities toward inclusion with in physical education classes. Participants were 143 sixth-grade who divided into 2 groups (experimental n = 71, control 72), experimental group receiving PSD treatment. responded times Siperstein’s Adjective Checklist and Block’s Children’s Attitudes Toward Integrated Physical Education–Revised (CAIPE-R) questionnaire. Four ANCOVA tests conducted. Results indicated significant treatment effect across all 4 measures: ( p .046, η .03), CAIPE-R .002, .04), subscale .001, .05), sport-modification .027, .02).