Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
Source
| High School Journal | 6 |
Author
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 5 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| High Schools | 4 |
| Secondary Education | 3 |
| Higher Education | 2 |
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| Canada | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Title IX Education Amendments… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkCorbat, Josh – High School Journal, 2017
Time and again research has shown that schools in which students feel safe and included promote academic achievement and overall student health (see, for example, Greytak, Kosciw, Villenas, & Giga, 2016; Michael, Merlo, Basch, Wentzel, & Wechsler, 2015). Parent networks, community organizations, and school boards nationwide continuously…
Descriptors: Student Rights, Educational Environment, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation
Liboro, Renato M.; Travers, Robb; St. John, Alex – High School Journal, 2015
In 2012, Canadian media coverage on Bill 13--an Ontario legislative proposal to require all publicly funded schools to support Gay-Straight Alliances as a means of addressing issues concerning bullied lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students--instigated a divisive exchange among representatives of the Ontario Catholic school sector.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Catholic Schools, Homosexuality, Community Programs
Zack, J.; Mannheim, Alexandra; Alfano, Michael – High School Journal, 2010
The purpose of this inquiry is to understand how student teachers reacted to homophobic rhetoric from students during their teaching placements. Focus group conversations with 111 student teachers over two years revealed their pupils' negative attitudes towards homosexuality and frequent use of homophobic pejoratives. How did these…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Negative Attitudes, Social Discrimination, Focus Groups
Revilla, Anita Tijerina – High School Journal, 2004
Using Chicana/Latina/Queer Feminist Thought and Raza Womyn grounded theory as theoretical frameworks, this research utilizes the methods of ethnography, participant observation, and narrative analysis to explore the contributions of Chicana/Latina student activists to social justice education. The study focuses on the members of an undergraduate…
Descriptors: Activism, Feminism, Hispanic Americans, Student Organizations
Munoz-Plaza, Corrine; Quinn, Sandra Crouse; Rounds, Kathleen A. – High School Journal, 2002
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth (LGBT) continue to face extreme discrimination within the school environment. Existing literature suggests that LGBT youth are at high risk for a number of health problems, including suicide ideation and attempts, harassment, substance abuse, homelessness, and declining school performance. This…
Descriptors: High Schools, Young Adults, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity
Lee, Camille – High School Journal, 2002
This qualitative investigation studies the impact of belonging to a high school Gay/Straight Alliance (GSA or Alliance) on the lives of seven students. Individual and focus group interviews were conducted over a two-year time period. The author used voices of gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and straight students to relate the experiences unique to each…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Focus Groups, Sexual Orientation, Family Relationship
