Arab and American Teachers' Attitudes Toward People Who Stutter: A Comparative Study.
Purpose: A limited number of studies have explored attitudes toward people who stutter (PWS) in different cultures. Recent studies have looked at the attitudes of Arab parents toward PWS. The current study explores attitudes reported by Arab teachers from Kuwait and provides a preliminary comparison...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary Issues in Communication Science & Disorders Vol. 39; pp. 12 - 21 |
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National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
Spring2012
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