School Social Work and Early Childhood Student's Attitudes toward Gay and Lesbian Families

Autor/inn/en	Averett, Paige E.; Hegde, Archana
Titel	School Social Work and Early Childhood Student's Attitudes toward Gay and Lesbian Families
Quelle	In: Teaching in Higher Education, 17 (2012) 5, S.537-549 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-2517
DOI	10.1080/13562517.2012.658564
Schlagwörter	Children; Kindergarten; Homosexuality; Social Work; Undergraduate Students; Preschool Teachers; Statistical Analysis; Rating Scales; Family (Sociological Unit); Sexual Orientation; Social Bias; Social Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Positive Attitudes; Attitude Measures + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Homosexualität; Soziale Arbeit; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Statistische Analyse; Rating-Skala; Familie; Sexuelle Orientierung; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	The present study assessed the attitudes of school professionals in training at an American university toward homosexuality and their comfort, action-related disposition, and preparation to work with gay and lesbian (GL) families and their children. Fifty-nine students specializing in birth through kindergarten education and school social work participated in the study. Overall, participants held positive attitudes toward homosexuality, felt prepared to work with this population, and were willing to take action on the issue. Nevertheless, the overall comfort in working with GL parents on a personal basis was low. The implications of these findings for the fields of early childhood and school social work higher education and in research are discussed. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10