Survey of school psychologists' attitudes, feelings, and exposure to gay and lesbian parents and their children

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-107

  Choi, Hee Sook ^a   Thul, Candrice A ^a   Berenhaut, Kenneth S ^b   Suerken, Cynthia K ^b   Norris, James L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children in schools; Gay parents; Lesbian parents; Programs and services; School psychologist competencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746480189     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J370v22n01_05     Document Type: Article

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