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Kosciw, Joseph G.; Pizmony-Levy, Oren – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2016
There has been increasing international attention to the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students in schools, and a growing concern regarding anti-LGBT violence and bias directed at youth as a serious human rights issue and barrier to global development goals. This special issue highlights research that has been done…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Bullying, Social Bias, Sexual Orientation
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Kull, Ryan M.; Kosciw, Joseph G.; Greytak, Emily A. – Professional School Counseling, 2017
This study examined whether school counselors' LGBT-related graduate education and professional development predicted more frequent efforts to support LGBT students, and whether their LGBT-related self-efficacy mediated the relationship between their training experiences and supportive efforts. Results from ordinary least squares (OLS) regression…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Graduate Study, Counselor Training, Least Squares Statistics
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Pizmony-Levy, Oren; Kosciw, Joseph G. – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2016
This article examines the school experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students in the United States and Israel. Through comparison of the sociocultural and edu-cational contexts, the authors assess whether school experience of LGBT students differs or operates similarly across countries. The authors use data from the…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Student Experience
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Greytak, Emily A.; Kosciw, Joseph G. – Teaching Education, 2014
This study examines how United States (US) teachers' experiences and beliefs may be predictive of their intervention in anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) bullying and harassment using a US national sample of teachers (N?=?726) who completed an online survey. Results from regression analysis indicated that knowing LGBT people,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Homosexuality, Consciousness Raising, Bullying
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Greytak, Emily A.; Kosciw, Joseph G.; Boesen, Madelyn J. – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2013
This study examines the availability and effectiveness of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)-related school resources for a national sample of transgender youth (N = 409), as compared to a national sample of LGB cisgender (non-transgender) youth (N = 6,444). All four examined resources--gay-straight alliances (GSAs), supportive…
Descriptors: Bullying, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Identification (Psychology)
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Diaz, Elizabeth M.; Kosciw, Joseph G.; Greytak, Emily A. – Prevention Researcher, 2010
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students often face challenges that prevent them from developing a sense of connectedness to school. Many LGBT youth attend schools that are unwelcoming or even overtly hostile. For any student, being victimized at school can negatively impact their sense of school connectedness. This article discusses the…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Victims of Crime, Student Attitudes, Student Participation
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Kosciw, Joseph G.; Greytak, Emily A.; Diaz, Elizabeth M. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
This study examines how locational (region and locale), community-level (school district poverty and adult educational attainment), and school district-level (district size and ratios of students to key school personnel) variables are related to indicators of hostile school climate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth.…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Sexual Orientation, School Districts, Rural Areas