ERIC Number: EJ1006749
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
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Build a Curriculum that Includes Everyone
McGarry, Robert
Phi Delta Kappan, v94 n5 p27-31 Feb 2013
In order to accommodate the education needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, American schools need to do more than add LGBT information to the curriculum in sex education class. If we believe, as Erikson (1968) suggested--that adolescence is the time when young people try to make sense of who they are--and if we believe that providing positive role models for students during this period of self-discovery is an important action that schools can take to support their students, then we also must believe that lesson plans throughout the curriculum should include positive representations of LGBT people. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Developmental Stages, Identification (Psychology), Self Concept, Curriculum Development, Inclusion, Role Models, Sex Education, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity, Gender Issues, Sexual Orientation, Social Attitudes, Social Bias, Middle School Students, High School Students, Lesson Plans, Positive Attitudes, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Human Dignity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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