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The effects of educator attitudes and expectations on the educational programming for children with Down's Syndrome in the context of integration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2015

Cam Wright
Cam Wright*
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Department of Education, Queensland
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Abstract

Down's Syndrome has long been associated with mental retardation. This has resulted in expectations of moderate or severe mental retardation in individuals with Down's Syndrome (Hopkins, 1983). Although there has been acceptance of the possibility of variability of attainments, a certain predictability of outcome has been assumed since Down's Syndrome is a condition resulting from known chromosomal abnormalities (Springer & Steele, 1980; Hopkins, 1983).

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Queensland Journal of Guidance and Counselling , Volume 2 , November 1988 , pp. 43 - 48
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1988

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