The Teachers’ Attitude Survey on Sexual and Gender Minorities

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  • 教員の「性の多様性」に関する意識調査
  • キョウイン ノ 「 セイ ノ タヨウセイ 」 ニ カンスル イシキ チョウサ

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The purpose of this study was to determine teachers’ attitudes toward sexual and gender diversity. A questionnaire was administered to 98 teachers. The study aimed to test four hypotheses. The results suggest the following. First, the results indicated that the high level of enthusiasm for the teaching profession and the experience of seeing and hearing disclination of people around them due to their minority status increased their interest in other minorities. However, it did not lead to actual actions, such as participation in training programs, but only to interest. Second, attitudes emphasizing traditional gender roles were shown to reduce the sense of helping minorities. Furthermore, these attitudes tended to be stronger among younger teachers than among older teachers. In addition, although it has been generally believed that younger people have lower traditional gender role awareness than older people, it was revealed that among teachers, younger teachers place more importance on traditional gender roles. This suggests that opportunities for learning, especially among young teachers, are needed. Furthermore, since those who were more enthusiastic about teaching did not participate in training programs voluntarily, it is necessary to create a situation in which they must learn even if they do not have the attitude to learn voluntarily, and to create a school system in which they can participate in learning programs.

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