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Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, New York, NY. – 2001
This report presents findings from the 2001 National School Climate Survey related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students' experiences and feelings of safety in school. A total of 904 LGBT students from 48 states and the District of Columbia participated. Results indicated that the overwhelming majority of students heard…
Descriptors: Bisexuality, Educational Environment, Homophobia, Homosexuality
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Foulis, Danielle; McCabe, Marita P. – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1997
Studies the effects of sex, age, occupation, and experience of sexual harassment (SH) on attitudes to and perceptions of SH. Results from 196 participants reveal males to be more tolerant of SH, females experienced more SH than males, and males and females perceived the same incidents as sexual harassment. Education is viewed as necessary to…
Descriptors: Adults, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
1995
This collection of 12 essays focuses on the often hostile climate that many women face on Canadian college and university campuses. Several essays concentrate on experiences of women faculty, students, and employees at the University of Western Ontario (Canada). The essays are: (1) "Introduction--Surviving the Contradictions: Personal Notes…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Colleges, Educational Environment, Educational Policy
Turner, Penelope B. – 1995
This thesis investigates the sensitivity of junior high/middle school students to statements depicting verbal and physical sexual harassment. The independent variables that were investigated included gender, grade level, age, size of district, grades received, participation in sports, birth order, developmental level, and self-esteem. Students…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Environment, Elementary School Students, Grade 6
James, Olive C. R., Ed.; Matson, Hollis N., Ed. – 1990
As part of the data collection efforts of the San Francisco State University (SFSU) Commission on Human Relations, a survey was conducted of 400 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at SFSU in the fall 1989 semester. Frequency distributions for each of the 41 items on the survey questionnaire are provided. The questionnaire covered:…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advisory Committees, Cultural Differences, Disability Discrimination
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Bailey, Lucy – Gender and Education, 1996
Presents a case study of a boys' school from the perspective of how the women teachers experienced this environment, and examines the changes in the school and the resulting micropolitical conflict over gender. Two ideal type groupings of women teachers emerged, with differing interpretations of their situation, what they believed a feminized…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Environment, Employed Women, Feminism
Saunders, Mary; And Others – 1992
The study of women faculty and students at Canadian Universities reported in this document covered 10 areas of academic life. The study involved two questionnaires, one directed to the President's Office and/or faculty representative and one to students. Responses were received from 55 percent of the 82 President/Faculty questionnaires and 42…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Day Care Centers, Dropouts
Wisconsin Univ. - Stout, Menomonie. Center for Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. – 1993
Replicating a study conducted 10 years earlier in Colorado, a research project documented current gender perceptions of Wisconsin students and compared responses to those reported in the earlier study. The Wisconsin study included 3,363 students in grades 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 in 26 schools who were asked the question, "If you woke up tomorrow…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Stein, Nan; Sjostrom, Lisa – 1994
This guide to sexual harassment awareness education in grades 6-12 offers five chapters: introduction, preliminary notes, core lessons, supplemental activities, and resources, and an appendix containing seven relevant readings taken from legislative materials, periodicals, and newspapers. The core lessons are: (1) Flirting vs. Sexual Harassment: A…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Lewis, Karron G., Ed. – Journal of Staff, Program & Organization Development, 1995
This quarterly publication serves as a medium for the exchange of ideas regarding the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of professional development practices at two- and four-year colleges. The four issues in volume 12 feature the following articles: (1) "The Course Syllabus Reexamined," by James O. Hammons and Jackson R. Shock; (2)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Awareness, Faculty Development
Goldsmith, Diane J.; And Others – 1991
A total of 146 students enrolled in 21 programs in 11 vocational-technical (VT) schools participated in a 9-month qualitative study. Focus group interviews were conducted throughout Connecticut; all interviewees were students enrolled in shops nontraditional for their gender. Females reported four reasons for attending a VT school: family legacy,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Classroom Techniques, Course Selection (Students), Educational Discrimination
American Association of Univ. Women, Washington, DC. – 1997
These symposium proceedings on gender and race in education explore current research on equity and examine successful initiatives and model programs. The 41 papers are organized in eight sections titled: "Shifting the Paradigm"; "Model Programs"; "Faculty Diversity and Development"; "Curriculum and Teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Affirmative Action
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