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

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 201-209

  Riggs, Angela D ^a   Rosenthal, Amy R ^a   Smith Bonahue, Tina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Homosexuality; Intervention; Knowledge; Pre service teachers; Professional behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649333795     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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