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Direct linkKjaran, Jón Ingvar; Jóhannesson, Ingólfur Ásgeir – Ethnography and Education, 2015
The concept of space is gaining increased attention in studies of sexuality and gender, not least those focusing on heterosexism and heteronormativity. Such studies have demonstrated that space is sexualised, gendered and actively produced. In this article, we present the findings from an ethnographic study of two Icelandic upper secondary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Sexuality, Gender Differences
Kjaran, Jón Ingvar; Kristinsdóttir, Guðrún – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2015
In this paper, we study how Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people (LGBT) students in Icelandic upper secondary schools interpret their experience of heteronormative environment and how they respond to it. The aim is to explore how sexualities and gendered bodies are constructed through "schooling". The article draws on interview…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Homosexuality, Gender Differences, Course Content
Freysteinsdóttir, Freydís Jóna; Skúlason, Sigurgrímur; Halligan, Caitlin; Knox, David – College Student Journal, 2014
Seven hundred and twenty-two undergraduates from a large southeastern university in the U.S. and 368 undergraduates from The University of Iceland in the Reykjavik, Iceland completed a 100 item Internet questionnaire revealing their (mostly white and 20-24 years old) attitudes on various relationship and sexual issues. Significant differences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes
Kjaran, Jón; Kristinsdóttir, Guðrún – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2015
Heteronormative culture and heterosexism is experienced by many LGBT students and queer individuals in their daily interactions with their environment. Icelandic upper secondary schools are no exception in this respect. This article draws on interview data with five LGBT students supported by semi-participatory observations at two upper secondary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity
Kjaran, Jón Ingvar; Jóhannesson, Ingólfur Ásgeir – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2013
How does institutionalized heterosexism manifest itself in Icelandic upper secondary schools and how do lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students respond to these manifestations? In addressing these questions, interviews were conducted with six current and former LGBT upper secondary school students, using queer theory and thematic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexuality, Social Attitudes, Social Bias
