Early Childhood Administrators' Attitudes and Experiences in Working with Gay- and Lesbian-Parented Families

Autor/inn/en	Church, Julie; Hegde, Archana V.; Averett, Paige; Ballard, Sharon M.
Titel	Early Childhood Administrators' Attitudes and Experiences in Working with Gay- and Lesbian-Parented Families
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 188 (2018) 3, S.264-280 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2016.1213725
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Administrator Attitudes; Administrator Surveys; Homosexuality; Diversity (Institutional); Educational Attainment; Correlation; Religious Factors; Scores; Inclusion; Attitude Measures; Statistical Analysis; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Homosexualität; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Korrelation; Inklusion; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This study examined the attitudes, preparation, and comfort of early childhood administrators in working with gay and lesbian (GL) parented families and the use of GL inclusive practices within centers. Data were gathered from 203 participants in the state of North Carolina using an online survey. Overall, administrators held a positive attitude towards GLs. Specifically, administrators with higher levels of education held a more positive attitude towards lesbians than gay men. Attitudes also correlated highly with administrator's comfort in working with GL parented families and use of inclusive practices within their center; however, it did not correlate with preparation or training in the field. Participants who identified themselves as very religious had lower scores on all measures used within the study, compared to administrators who were somewhat religious or not religious. Finally, most of the inclusive strategies implemented within centers were perfunctory, which required minimal change and effort by administrators. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01