Honors Theses and Capstones
Date of Award
Spring 2018
Project Type
Senior Honors Thesis
College or School
CHHS
Department
Recreation Management and Policy
Program or Major
Therapeutic Recreation
First Advisor
Jennifer Frye
Abstract
Attitudes towards people with disabilities can be either positive or negative. A undergraduate college course about disability awareness followed a structure focusing on awareness, interaction with PWD, and education in order to make a positive impact on attitudes. The study compared the disability awareness class to a general education humanities class. While results indicated that there was not a significant change in pre and post scores when comparing the classes, there was a significant change in the disability awareness class upon further analysis of data. There are additional suggestions to further the impact of the class within the disability awareness class and the university.
Recommended Citation
Masci, Christine Ann, "Changing Attitudes: The Impact of a Disability Awareness Class" (2018). Honors Theses and Capstones. 382.
https://scholars.unh.edu/honors/382