McConkey R, McCormack B, Naughton M
Am J Ment Defic. 1984 May;88(6):691-4.
A representative sample of 420, 15- and 16-year-old students in Dublin city participated in a short educational program designed to introduce them to mentally retarded adults. The main feature was a carefully, structured contact session with retarded peers held in the students' school. Various control procedures ascertained that the program had been effective at increasing the students' confidence at meeting retarded people. Moreover, the majority of students voluntarily chose to visit a local mental retardation center, and a proportion of them maintained regular contacts. We argued that students need to be given explicit guidance on how to interact with retarded peers.
都柏林市420名15至16岁的学生代表参加了一个简短的教育项目，该项目旨在向他们介绍成年智障者。主要特点是在学生学校里与智障同龄人进行一场精心组织的交流活动。各种控制程序确定该项目在增强学生与智障者见面时的信心方面是有效的。此外，大多数学生自愿选择参观当地的智障中心，其中一部分人还保持着定期联系。我们认为，需要就如何与智障同龄人互动向学生提供明确的指导。
