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 |
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| Authors: | Angela D RiggsAmy R Rosenthal Tina Smith-Bonahue |
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| Institution: | School of Special Education, School Psychology, & Early Childhood Studies, University of Florida, 1403 Norman Hall, PO Box 117050, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | Pre-service teachers Intervention Homosexuality Attitudes Knowledge Professional behaviors |
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