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Leenaars, Lindsey; Rinaldi, Christina M. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2010
This study examines the role of sex, gender role orientation, social representations of indirect aggression, and indicators of psychosocial adjustment in indirect aggression and victimization in an emerging adult sample. A total of 42 participants (19 men, 23 women) recruited are required to complete the questionnaires, along with 18 participants…
Descriptors: Aggression, Sex Role, College Students, Gender Differences
Worthington, Roger L.; Reynolds, Amy L. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2009
The purpose of this investigation was to examine within-group differences among self-identified sexual orientation and identity groups. To understand these within-group differences, 2 types of analysis were conducted. First, a sample of 2,732 participants completed the Sexual Orientation and Identity Scale. Cluster analyses were used to identify 3…
Descriptors: Females, Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity
Newman, Peter A.; Bogo, Marion; Daley, Andrea – Journal of Social Work Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to explore field instructors' experiences and insights in working with lesbian and gay MSW students. In-depth 1- to 1.5-hour interviews were conducted with 8 field instructors selected using purposive sampling. Data were analyzed using narrative thematic analysis and a constant comparative method. One set of themes…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Field Instruction, Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality
Zhao, Yue; Montoro, Richard; Igartua, Karine; Thombs, Brett D. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2010
Objective: To compare risk of suicide ideation and attempts in adolescents with 1) gay, lesbian, or bisexual (GLB) identity, 2) "unsure" identity, or 3) heterosexual identity with same-sex attraction/fantasy or behavior, to heterosexual identity without same-sex attraction/fantasy or behavior. Method: A total of 1,856 students 14 years…
Descriptors: Fantasy, Suicide, Sexual Orientation, Risk
Brown, Jason D.; George, Natalie; St. Arnault, David; Sintzel, Jennifer – Journal of Family Social Work, 2011
A random sample of Canadian foster parents were asked about the importance of culture in fostering. In response to the question "What values, beliefs and traditions were you raised with and feel are important?," a total of 74 different responses were received. These responses were grouped together by foster parents and the groupings…
Descriptors: Multidimensional Scaling, Multivariate Analysis, Foster Care, Cultural Influences
Perry, Barbara – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2010
Shifts in the demographics in North American colleges and universities over the past decades have created much more diverse and multiethnic campuses. Some praise these trends for creating more dynamic environments. However, not all are happy with the "infiltration" of traditionally white, male enclaves, such that newcomers are met with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Campuses, College Environment, Student Diversity
Meyer, Elizabeth J.; Stader, David – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2009
This article builds on Lugg's (2006) discussion of surveillance in public schools and how queer youth are resisting schools' current efforts to regulate sexual orientation and gender expression in the U.S. and internationally. Legal complaints initiated by queer youth against their schools for harassment and access to extra-curricular activities…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, Social Bias
Williams, Trish; Connolly, Jennifer; Cribbie, Robert – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2008
The objectives of this research were to explore patterns of heterosexual activity in early adolescence and to examine the differential pathways to light and heavy heterosexuality. We utilized the National Longitudinal Survey of Canadian Children and Youth (NLSCY) in which heterosexual behaviors, as well as puberty, parenting processes, peer…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Predictor Variables, Sexual Orientation
Cavanagh, Sheila L. – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2008
Using feminist, queer and postcolonial theories, this paper analyzes the public commentary and anxious concern about child-welfare in a recent lesbian teacher sex scandal in Vancouver, Canada, involving Jean Robertson. Arguing that the public and professional uproar is not really about child-protectionism so much as it is about the place of white…
Descriptors: School Culture, Foreign Countries, Homosexuality, Females
Taylor, Catherine G. – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2008
This article offers an evidence-based argument for exempting the majority of LGBTTIQ youth from parental consent requirements in research studies. The argument is grounded in international research ethics principles and social science research studies of risks to the well-being of LGBTTIQ youth. A schema derived from consent concepts used in…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Social Sciences, Foreign Countries, Youth
Merriam, Sharan B., Ed.; Grace, Andre P., Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
With contributions from leading experts in the field, The Jossey-Bass Reader on Contemporary Issues in Adult Education collects in one volume the best previously published literature on the issues and trends affecting adult education today. The volume includes influential pieces from foundational authors in the profession such as Eduard C.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Pluralism, Social Justice, Social Class
Bishop, Kay – Linworth, 2011
This book provides an in-depth exploration of the topics that are currently relevant in K-12 curricula, including the school librarian's role in dealing with these issues, collaborating with teachers, and connecting to classrooms. The role and responsibilities of the library media specialist in the 21st century continue to expand. Since the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Distance Education
Gahagan, Jacqueline; Rehman, Laurene; Barbour, Laura; McWilliam, Susan – Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children & Youth, 2007
Despite the increasing numbers of young Canadian females becoming infected with HIV through heterosexual transmission with an infected male sexual partner, the majority of current HIV prevention programs and services in Canada continue to ignore the needs of young heterosexual males. This research is derived from 30 in-depth interviews, 9 focus…
Descriptors: Prevention, Focus Groups, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Confidentiality
Dalley, Phyllis; Campbell, Mark David – Journal of Language, Identity & Education, 2006
This article explores the possibilities and impossibilities of establishing queer discursive spaces within a minority-language high school. Data examined here are from a three-year study of language and identity in a Francophone high school in Ontario, Canada. As two members of the larger research team, we draw on our close observations of teenage…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethnography, High School Students, Sexual Orientation
Goldstein, Tara; Russell, Vanessa; Daley, Andrea – Teaching Education, 2007
This article introduces a conceptual framework for thinking about the development of anti-homophobia education in teacher education and schooling contexts. We bring the safe, positive, and queering moments framework to bear on three distinct anti-homophobia education practices: coming out stories, homophobic name-calling analysis, and Pride Week…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Teacher Education, Social Bias, Educational Practices