Teachers’ knowledge, attitudes, and supportive behaviors toward LGBT students: Relationship to Gay-Straight Alliances, antibullying policy, and teacher training

Journal of LGBT Youth

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 326-351

  Swanson, Katie ^a   Gettinger, Maribeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; educational policy; Gay Straight Alliance; professional development; Secondary teacher; teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982084270     PISSN: 19361653     EISSN: 19361661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361653.2016.1185765     Document Type: Article

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