ERIC Number: EJ906408
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jan
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-051X
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The Impact of a Combined Cognitive-Affective Intervention on Pre-Service Teachers' Attitudes, Knowledge, and Anticipated Professional Behaviors regarding Homosexuality and Gay and Lesbian Issues
Riggs, Angela D.; Rosenthal, Amy R.; Smith-Bonahue, Tina
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, v27 n1 p201-209 Jan 2011
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of a cognitive-affective intervention the attitudes, knowledge, and anticipated professional behaviors regarding homosexuality and gay and lesbian issues of pre-service teachers in the United States. Sixty-seven participants were randomly assigned either to a control group (n=34) or an experimental group (n=33). Pre-test and post-test means were compared using paired-samples t-tests to determine the impact of the intervention. Data analysis revealed significant positive changes in the pre-service teachers' attitudes and knowledge about homosexuality, as well as their anticipated professional behaviors with respect to homosexual students and their families. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Intervention, Homosexuality, Data Analysis, Attitude Change, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Strategies, Program Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Pretests Posttests, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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