A study of opinions of negro families in Loudon County toward placing children in special classes for the mentally retarded

Author

Alberta Upton Pinckney

Date of Award

8-1958

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major Professor

L. X. Magnifico

Committee Members

B. Holaday, L. C. Staats

Abstract

The purposes of this study were: (1) to survey the opinions of Negro families in Loudon County, Tennessee, toward placing mentally retarded children into special classes; and (2) to find the relationship between those opinions and the following variables: age, education, occupation. church affiliation, and school patronage.

Recommended Citation

Pinckney, Alberta Upton, "A study of opinions of negro families in Loudon County toward placing children in special classes for the mentally retarded. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1958.
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