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Francis, Dennis A. – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2017
Post-apartheid, there has been an increase in research on issues of gender and sexuality diversity in South African schools. To build upon and advance gender and sexuality diversity studies, I conducted a review of the literature that addresses how lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth experience schooling and how schools, if at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Homosexuality, Social Bias, Sexual Orientation
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Burford, James; Lucassen, Mathijs F. G.; Hamilton, Thomas – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2017
Drawing on data from an Aotearoa/New Zealand study of more than 230 secondary students, this article evaluates the potential of a 60-min gender diversity workshop to address bullying and promote positive environments for learning. Students completed pre- and postworkshop questionnaires. The authors used descriptive statistics to summarize results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workshops, Bullying, Educational Environment
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Carrara, Sergio; Nascimento, Marcos; Duque, Aline; Tramontano, Lucas – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2016
Diversity in School is a Brazilian initiative that seeks to increase understanding, recognition, respect, and value social and cultural differences through offering an e-learning course on gender, sexuality, and ethnic relations for teachers and school administrators in the public school system. The course and its objectives aim to enable staff…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Homosexuality, Social Bias
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Solomon, Steven – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2010
In this diverse collection, editors Killoran and Pendleton Jimenez bring together an important collection of chapters that tackle homophobia, transphobia, and heterosexism. From the hallways and classrooms of elementary and secondary schools to the lecture halls of postsecondary institutions, "Unleashing the Unpopular: Talking About Sexual…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, Social Attitudes, Social Bias
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Black, Whitney W.; Fedewa, Alicia L.; Gonzalez, Kirsten A. – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2012
Research indicates lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth are a vulnerable population--a status that can be attributed to a hostile social climate at school. Intervention strategies, such as educational policies, programs, and a supportive environment, improve the social climate for LGBT students in secondary schools and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Social Environment, Homosexuality, School Safety