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Tyler, Jo A. – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2010
The tenure track in higher education represents a path shrouded in a fair degree of mystery. This essay provides the perspective of a middle-aged, second-career tenure track faculty member on the vagaries of progressing down the track as an out lesbian. Three dialectics that build tension into the process--covering-creating, evaluation-liberation,…
Descriptors: Tenure, College Faculty, Homosexuality, Teacher Evaluation
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Jennings, Todd – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2010
Do "out" lesbian and gay faculty influence the inclusion of sexual orientation as a form of diversity in their teacher preparation programmes? Data gathered from 142 teacher preparation programmes across the USA (representing the preparation of 23,000-30,000 new teachers annually) suggest they do not. Likewise, the priority placed upon…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Characteristics