Exploring the Underlying Factor Structure of the Parent Reading Belief Inventory (PRBI): Some Caveats |
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| Authors: | Jorge E Gonzalez Aaron B Taylor Matthew J Davis Minjung Kim |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Educational Psychology , Texas A&2. M University jegonzalez@tamu.edu;4. Department of Psychology , Texas A&5. M University;6. Department of Educational Administration and Human Resources , Texas A& |
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| Abstract: | Although mainstream preschool programs have been in existence since the 1970s, little is known about the ways in which typical children attempt to understand what it means for a peer to have a disability. In this study, 4-year-old children without disabilities who were enrolled in a mainstream preschool class explained their peers' disabilities by referring to concepts of immaturity, accident, or adaptive equipment to account for the behavioral differences that they observed. The implications of these cognitions for children's developing attitudes and behaviors toward peers with disabilities are discussed. |
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