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Queer Youth and Mental Health: What Do Educators Need to Know?
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Bryan, Audrey – Irish Educational Studies, 2017
This paper considers the educational implications of the recent emphasis on the mental health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning/queer (LGBTQ) people in Ireland. Operating from the perspective that discourses constitute rather than merely reflect material reality, thereby shaping or "structuring" how we…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Foreign Countries
Attitudes of Parents of Young Men towards the Inclusion of Sexual Orientation and Homophobia on the Irish Post-Primary Curriculum
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McCormack, Orla; Gleeson, Jim – Gender and Education, 2010
The "Exploring Masculinities" (EM) programme was piloted in 22 Irish single-sex boys' post-primary schools during the late 1990s. Following objections from some influential journalists and an organisation representing parents whose sons attended Catholic secondary schools, the Minister for Education and Science put the planned…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, Masculinity, Males
Same Sex Attraction, Homophobic Bullying and Mental Health of Young People in Northern Ireland
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McNamee, Helen; Lloyd, Katrina; Schubotz, Dirk – Journal of Youth Studies, 2008
This article reports on the relationship between same-sex attraction, experience of bullying in school and mental health measured using the 12-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12). A random sample of 16 year olds, drawn from the Child Benefit Register, was invited to take part in the 2005 Young Life and Times survey, which is a…
Descriptors: Bullying, Mental Health, Homosexuality, Social Bias
Straight Talking: Explorations on Homosexuality and Homophobia in Secondary Schools in Ireland
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O'Higgins-Norman, James – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2009
This paper outlines research that was conducted among students, parents, teachers and senior management teams in six secondary schools in the Greater Dublin area of Ireland. The research involved semi-structured interviews and observations. The findings of this research are significant in that it was the first time any data had been gathered on…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Stereotypes, Bullying, Sexual Orientation
An Exploratory Survey of the Experiences of Homophobic Bullying among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Young People in Ireland
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Minton, Stephen James; Dahl, Torunn; O' Moore, Astrid Mona; Tuck, Donnely – Irish Educational Studies, 2008
While developments have been made concerning the understanding of general bullying behaviour in Irish schools, considerably less is known about homophobic bullying. Presented here are the findings of a study into the views and perspectives of a self-selected sample of 123 lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered (LGBT) secondary school-aged young…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Bullying, Young Adults, Foreign Countries
Equality in the Provision of Social, Personal and Health Education in the Republic of Ireland: The Case of Homophobic Bullying?
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O'Higgins-Norman, James – Pastoral Care in Education, 2008
In 2000, the Government of the Republic of Ireland introduced a syllabus for second-level schools (12-15 years) in Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE). Within this SPHE syllabus there is a significant component on Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE). In terms of diversity and equality it is questionable to what extent this newly…
Descriptors: Health Education, Bullying, Sexual Orientation, Foreign Countries