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ERIC Number: ED630179
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Oct
Pages: 240
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-1-68253-526-4
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Transgender Students in Elementary School: Creating an Affirming and Inclusive School Culture. Youth Development and Education Series
Mangin, Melinda
Harvard Education Press
"Transgender Students in Elementary School" offers guidance to educators who want to provide a supportive school culture and climate for transgender and gender-expansive students. The book provides recommendations for creating learning environments that facilitate all students' sense of belonging and reduce the constraints inherent in binary gender norms. Through this book, teachers and school leaders can deepen their understanding about "why" they need to make schools gender-inclusive and "how" to make it happen. Focusing on case studies of five schools, Melinda M. Mangin provides real-life quotes and vignettes that candidly illustrate the learning curve of leaders, staff, and families. These stories demonstrate both the successes and challenges of creating affirming school environments for transgender and gender-expansive students. Mangin argues that while educators are powerfully motivated by the desire to meet the needs of the transgender children in their care, change should not be limited to one-time efforts to meet one child's needs. Rather, the focus should be on creating a comprehensive school culture in which children of all gender expressions and identities can thrive. [Foreword written by Gavin Grimm.]
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Publication Type: Books; Guides - General
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: Teachers; Administrators
Language: English
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