title: Swiss children's moral and psychological judgments about inclusion and exclusion of children with disabilities.
abstract: Children's judgments about inclusion and exclusion of children with disabilities were investigated in a Swiss sample of 6-, 9-, and 12-year-old children from inclusive and noninclusive classrooms (N = 422). Overall, the majority of children judged it as morally wrong to exclude children with disabilities. Yet, participants were less likely to expect the inclusion of children with mental or physical disabilities in academic and athletic contexts compared to social contexts. Moreover, older children more consistently coordinated disability type with context of exclusion. There were also significant differences depending on the type of classroom. The findings extend existing research on exclusion by investigating exclusion based on disability across different age groups and educational settings.
authors.affiliation: University of Teacher Education Lucerne.
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gasser
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Malti
authors.forename: Alois
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buholzer
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D009014:Morals; D011287:Prejudice; D012938:Social Perception; D013557:Switzerland