Perceptions about disability among Ghanaian university students.
An exploratory/descriptive study was conducted on a sample of university students, including 305 social work and sociology majors, in Ghana to evaluate their attitudes toward disabilities. The findings indicate that the students in general agree with the idea of community integration and equal rights of persons with disabilities. At the same time, they are ambivalent about characteristics of persons with disabilities and feel uncomfortable interacting with them. Further, a substantive minority holds strong prejudices against persons with disabilities. Universities should provide their students with opportunities to improve knowledge and attitudes about disabilities.
Department of Social Work, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, USA. augustina.naami@uni.edu
Augustina
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Naami
Reiko
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Hayashi
D003469:Culture; D003479:Curriculum; D003625:Data Collection; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005869:Ghana; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D011594:Psychometrics; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012935:Social Justice; D012938:Social Perception; D012947:Social Work; D012961:Sociology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult