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Direct linkCavanagh, Sheila L. – History of Education Quarterly, 2005
In this essay, the author first describes the cultural ethos of the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario (FWTAO), with its primary commitment to the never-married teacher. She then traces the declining status of the single, female teacher in the postwar period. Coupled with this decline is an emphasis placed on the importance of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexuality, Women Faculty, Sexual Orientation
Peer reviewedVan Brummelen, Harro; Sawatsky, Kevin – Journal of Educational Thought/Revue de la Pensee Educative, 2002
Discusses British Columbia College of Teachers' (BCCT) denial of Trinity Western University's (TWU) teacher education programs and teacher certification due to TWU's prohibition of homosexuality. Reports that TWU filed suit, and the Supreme Court of Canada determined that BCCT's action interfered with TWU's right to religious freedom. (Contains 32…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Community Colleges, Ethics, Religious Education
Robertson, Heather-jane – Phi Delta Kappan, 2005
Inclusive education seeks to provide a welcoming environment for all students, not by ignoring gender, race, disability, or sexual identities, but by recognizing and validating difference. It is precisely this validation that alarms those who are attempting to rein in schools that have initiated anti-heterosexist programs. But no one is satisfied…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, School Culture, Cultural Pluralism, Inclusive Schools
Download full textGrace, Andre P. – 2002
North Americans' fear and preoccupation with safety and security as a result of the September 11 attacks is similar to that felt by gays and lesbians in daily life. Queer persons are not part of the Christian family, according to Jerry Falwell and other rightist Christian fundamentalists, including those involved in transformative ministry and…
Descriptors: Activism, Anger, Anxiety, Churches
