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Schmitt, Irina – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2023
The vulnerability of gender nonconforming young people is all too well documented. Arguably, "trans issues" in schools are not restricted to transphobic comments, and need to be analyzed intersectionally. Guided by Lugones' discussion of the politics of purity read together with the analysis of cisnormativity, this article draws on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexual Identity, LGBTQ People, Educational Environment
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Reimers, Eva – Teaching Education, 2020
Desexualized heteronormativity saturates most educational spaces. Thus, research on LGBTQ teachers tends to focus on the precarious and vulnerable work conditions produced by this norm. The aim of this article is to contribute to a shift in the tale(s) about LGBTQ teachers so that they are presented as subjects rather than victims. Three…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Social Attitudes, LGBTQ People, Teacher Characteristics
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Martin, Brian; Sørensen, Majken Jul – Australian Universities' Review, 2014
Snobbery in academia can involve academics, general staff, students and members of the public, and can be based on degrees, disciplines, cliques and other categories. Though snobbery is seldom treated as a significant issue, it can have damaging effects on morale, research and public image. Strategies against snobbery include avoidance, private…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Social Attitudes, Social Bias, Prevention
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Fagrell, Birgitta; Larsson, Hakan; Redelius, Karin – Gender and Education, 2012
Since 1980 the Swedish compulsory school curriculum has stipulated that Physical Education (PE) should be taught co-ed and schools are legally required to promote gender equality. The latest evaluation of PE in Sweden shows that more boys than girls ranked the subject highly and that they had a higher level of activity during the PE lessons.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Females, Sex Fairness
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Nymo, Randi – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2007
Colonialism has had significant bodily impacts on Indigenous peoples through medicine. Excluded from the German race, Sami have been burdened by mainstream prejudices which perpetuate myths about Sami having poor genetic material and, as a consequence, having an inferior culture and language. This offensive burden and subsequent humiliation has…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Indigenous Populations, Phenomenology, Social Bias
Ekstrand, Gudrun – 1993
This report notes that two cultures may view similar childhood behaviors differently, and cites results of studies that compared Swedish and Indian parents' attitudes toward children to support this statement. The report describes a study that examined parental attitudes and behaviors among Lappish families in Northern Sweden, in which data was…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Rearing, Children, Cross Cultural Studies