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Atkinson, Elizabeth; DePalma, Renee – Gender and Education, 2009
Two key concepts arising from Butler's work are the heterosexual matrix--the conflation of sex-gender-sexuality which leads to the normalisation of heterosexuality--and performative reinscription--the discursive process by which the marginalised Other brings new meanings to normative identity constructions. While we have found both concepts…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, Social Attitudes
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DePalma, Renee; Atkinson, Elizabeth – British Educational Research Journal, 2009
In this paper we describe a UK-based participatory action research project that looks beyond the discourse of tolerance to investigate and challenge heteronormative processes in primary schools through reflective action research. This 28-month ESRC-funded project supports 15 primary teachers working in schools in three regions of the UK to develop…
Descriptors: Action Research, Participatory Research, Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools
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Allan, Alexandra; Atkinson, Elizabeth; Brace, Elizabeth; DePalma, Renee; Hemingway, Judy – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2008
The present paper interrogates the ways in which school is produced as a particular bounded place (or collection of places) where sexuality, and particularly non-heterosexuality, is carefully policed by these boundaries. Drawing upon data generated in primary schools during a nationwide action research project ("No Outsiders"), we focus…
Descriptors: Action Research, Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, Elementary Schools