The Effects of a Lecture Training Program and Independent Study on the Knowledge and Attitudes of Law Students Toward the Mentally Retarded Offender.

Russell, Tommy; Bryant, Cynthia Ann

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Effects of a Lecture Training Program and Independent Study on the Knowledge and Attitudes of Law Students Toward the Mentally Retarded Offender.

Russell, Tommy; Bryant, Cynthia Ann

Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, v11 n2 p53-66 Spr-Sum 1987

Investigated the effects of a lecture training program and an independent study on the knowledge and attitudes of law students (N=102) toward the mentally retarded offender. Revealed that the instructional methods of lecture and independent study did not produce a significant difference in the mean gains in knowledge and attitudes of law students. (Author/ABB)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis, Criminals, Higher Education, Independent Study, Law Students, Lecture Method, Legal Education (Professions), Mental Retardation, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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