Abstract

A study of the prestige attributed to teachers of exceptional children was conducted. The subjects were 138 practicing teachers and college undergraduates completing a paired comparisons questionnaire. The results revealed that all teachers of exceptional children are judged to possess higher prestige than teachers of the nonexceptional. Teachers of the blind, deaf, gifted, emotionally disturbed, and severely mentally retarded are seen as possessing especially high standing.

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