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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED331141 AUTHOR: Logiudice, Angelo J.
TITLE: Some Effects on Beliefs about Work Performance of
Administrators of Different Sex, Sexual Preference and
Administrative Locus.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1991
NOTE: 53 p.; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Eastern Educational Research Association (Boston, MA,
February 16, 1991). Appendixes (the greater part of the
document) contain "filled" type. Tables in Appendix C
contain small, faint type.
ABSTRACT: This document reports on a study in which 96
administrators, 4 authorities, 5 experts, and 16
individuals were sampled to isolate and identify some
typologies of belief that administrators may have toward
gay people in the workplace and to see how those typologies
are affected by sex, sexual preference, and worksetting. A
detailed description of the Q methodology used in the study
is followed by four general findings: (1) some gay people
were not as open as expected toward disclosure regarding
their beliefs toward gay people in the workplace; (2) both
straight and lesbian females were more open to disclosure
on gay rights issues in the workplace; (3) some antigay
sentiment among some administrators' beliefs was found in
both gay and straight respondents; (4) business and
academic administrators had positive attitudes toward gay
people, although some remained homophobic. Practical and
theoretical implications of the study conclude the
document. Appended are a master list of Q-sort item
statements used and 27 tables. (CLA)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Administrator-Characteristics; Beliefs-;
Disclosure-; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Individual
Characteristics; Q-Methodology; Sex-Role; Work-Environment
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Administrator-Attitudes; *Attitude
Measures; *Homosexuality-; *Sex-Differences; *Sex
Stereotypes
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