Background: Service-learning has been used in adapted physical activity and education (APA/E) courses in kinesiology. However, evidence has been lacking to clarify the need for utilizing service-learning in APA/E courses as an avenue to change attitudes of students. Purpose: This study aimed to compare two APA/E courses, one with service-learning and another without, to examine the effect of hands-on experiences working with individuals with disabilities on the attitudes of kinesiology undergraduate students. Methodology/Approach: Seventy-six undergraduate students enrolled in two APA/E courses were divided into the experimental (n = 28) and control group (n = 48). Only the experimental group had service-learning, which required working with children with autism in a physical activity program for 8 weeks. Both groups completed a self-efficacy measure and the Multidimensional Attitudes Scale Toward Persons With Disabilities (MAS) questionnaire at pre- and posttest. Findings/Conclusions: The results showed a significant positive change in the experimental group’s affect subset scores of the MAS and the self-efficacy measure. No significant changes in all variables were found in the control group. Implications: The findings of the study indicate that including a service-learning component in APA/E courses would be essential to change attitudes and increase self-efficacy of kinesiology students.

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服务学习有效吗？大学生对残疾人的态度

背景：服务学习已被用于运动机能学的适应性体育活动和教育 (APA/E) 课程。然而，缺乏证据来阐明在 APA/E 课程中利用服务学习作为改变学生态度的途径的必要性。目的：本研究旨在比较两门 APA/E 课程，一门有服务学习，另一门没有，以检查与残疾人一起工作的实践经验对运动机能学本科生态度的影响。方法/途径： 76 名参加两门 APA/E 课程的本科生被分为实验组（n = 28）和对照组（n = 48）。只有实验组进行了服务学习，这需要在体育活动项目中与自闭症儿童一起工作 8 周。两组都在前测和后测中完成了自我效能测量和对残疾人的多维态度量表 (MAS) 问卷。结果/结论：结果表明，实验组的 MAS 影响子集分数和自我效能测量出现了显着的积极变化。对照组的所有变量均未发现显着变化。启示：研究结果表明，在 APA/E 课程中加入服务学习部分对于改变态度和提高运动机能学学生的自我效能至关重要。结果表明，实验组的 MAS 情感子集分数和自我效能测量出现了显着的积极变化。对照组的所有变量均未发现显着变化。启示：研究结果表明，在 APA/E 课程中加入服务学习部分对于改变态度和提高运动机能学学生的自我效能至关重要。结果表明，实验组的 MAS 情感子集分数和自我效能测量出现了显着的积极变化。对照组的所有变量均未发现显着变化。启示：研究结果表明，在 APA/E 课程中加入服务学习部分对于改变态度和提高运动机能学学生的自我效能至关重要。