The effects on attitude of an intensive training program for 55 graduate students, none of whom had taught before or attended courses in education, were measured with the MTAI. Females were found to change significantly in their attitudes, revealing greater permissiveness, while males showed no change in attitude. Initial scores on the MTAI were inversely and significantly related to authoritarianism and dogmatism (as measured by the California F Scale and the Rokeach Dogmatism Scale). Attitude shifts as a function of training were significantly related to authoritarianism but not to dogmatism.
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