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Religious Belief and the Queer Classroom: Measuring the Impact of Religious Affiliation on LGBTQ-Inclusive Education Practices
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Peter, Tracey – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2018
This study examines the influence of religious affiliation on lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, two spirit, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ)-inclusive practices. Using data from a national survey of educators from pre-kindergarten to grade 12, multivariate analyses of variance models were employed in order to test the effects of religious affiliation…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Inclusion, Educational Practices, Homosexuality
The Pedagogical Practices of Québec High School Teachers Relative to Sexual Diversity
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Richard, Gabrielle – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2015
This article explores the ways in which teachers describe their pedagogical and intervention practices relative to sexual diversity in Québec (Canada). Three variables closely associated with teachers who report inclusive practices emerge: experiential training (based on the experience of a lesbian, gay, or bisexual [LGB] teacher), contact…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Educational Practices, High Schools
Discussing Sexual Orientation and Gender in Classrooms: A Testimonial-Based Approach to Fighting Homophobia in Schools
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Richard, Gabrielle; Vallerand, Olivier; Petit, Marie-Pier; Charbonneau, Amélie – Educational Forum, 2015
To fight homophobia in schools in Québec, many teachers rely on community organizations such as the Groupe de Recherche et d'Intervention Sociale (Research and Social Intervention Group) to address sexual diversity in class. This article documents major outcomes of these workshops as seen by students. Students identified topics related to…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Homosexuality, Fear, Social Bias
Substance Use and Sexual Orientation among East and Southeast Asian Adolescents in Canada
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Homma, Yuko; Chen, Weihong; Poon, Colleen S.; Saewyc, Elizabeth M. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between substance use and sexual orientation among Asian adolescents in Canada. We analyzed an East- and Southeast-Asian subsample of a province-wide, school-based survey (weighted N = 51,349). Compared to heterosexual adolescents of the same gender, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and mostly…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Homosexuality, Substance Abuse
Sticks and Stones Can Break My Bones, but How Can Pixels Hurt Me?: Students' Experiences with Cyber-Bullying
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Cassidy, Wanda; Jackson, Margaret; Brown, Karen N. – School Psychology International, 2009
Educators and the public alike are often perplexed with the enormous and evolving cyber mise en scene. Youth of the digital generation are interacting in ways our fore-mothers and fathers never imagined--using electronic communications that until 30 years ago never existed. This article reports on a study of cyber-bullying conducted with students…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Bullying, Foreign Countries, Computer Mediated Communication
Gendered Harassment in Secondary Schools: Understanding Teachers' (Non) Interventions
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Meyer, Elizabeth J. – Gender and Education, 2008
This article provides an analysis of teachers' perceptions of and responses to gendered harassment in Canadian secondary schools based on in-depth interviews with six teachers in one urban school district. Gendered harassment includes any behaviour that polices and reinforces traditional heterosexual gender norms such as (hetero)sexual harassment,…
Descriptors: Bullying, Teacher Role, Urban Schools, Secondary Schools