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- Title
Alberta High School Counsellors' Knowledge of Homosexuality and Their Attitudes Toward Gay Males.
- Authors
Alderson, Kevin G.; Orzeck, Tricia L.; McEwen, Scott C.
- Abstract
In this study we investigated Alberta high school counsellors' knowledge about homosexuality and their attitudes toward gay males. Three questionnaires were mailed to 648 high school counselling centres; 223 individuals returned the completed questionnaires. Most counsellors attained low scores in measured homo-negativity and high scores regarding knowledge of homosexuality. Results from a Pearson correlational analysis indicated a negative significant relationship between the level of knowledge about homosexuality and homo-negativity, supporting other researchers' findings that higher levels of knowledge may be accompanied by more positive attitudes.
- Subjects
ALBERTA; STUDENT counselors; HOMOSEXUALITY; GAY male high school students; SECONDARY education; LGBTQ+ studies; EDUCATIONAL counseling; TEACHER attitudes; TEACHER-student relationships; QUESTIONNAIRES
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Education / Revue Canadienne de l'Éducation, 2009, Vol 32, Issue 1, p87
- ISSN
0380-2361
- Publication type
Article