Date of Publication

2005

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education Major in Special Education

Subject Categories

Special Education and Teaching

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Educational Leadership and Management

Thesis Adviser

Lilia S. Bautista

Defense Panel Chair

Marikita T. Evangelista

Defense Panel Member

Perlita M. Jamoralin
Myrna R. Gigantone

Abstract/Summary

This descriptive-correlational research study sought to describe the organizational openness and attitudes toward hiring PWDs and their correlation with selected variables. The study involved 41 employers and supervisors of establishments, included in the Directory of Employers Employing Persons with Disabilities of the National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP) in Metro Manila. The instrument utilized in the study was adapted from instruments made by Soriano (2004) on his research on Employers Attitudes Toward Deaf Workers and The Scale of Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons by Richard Antonak. The findings of the study provide a better understanding of the respondents basic personal and organization profiles, and how these variables can affect organizational openness and attitudes toward hiring PWDs. Results indicated that supervisors handling the PWDs are ambivalent in their attitude towards PWDs in general while organizational openness as expressed by the employers was positive. Organizational openness correlated significantly with the years of existence of the establishment and the type of disability hired specifically hearing impairment, mental retardation and speech impairment. There are no significant relationships however between the supervisors attitude and their personal characteristics and relationship with the PWD.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Electronic

Accession Number

CDTG004003

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

1 computer optical disc ; 4 3/4 in.

Keywords

People with disabilities--Employment; Organizational behavior; Attitude (Psychology)

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