ERIC Number: EJ1388467
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-4086
EISSN: EISSN-1545-701X
History of Exclusion: Queer Representation in Israeli High School Textbooks
Rogel, Avner; Senouf-Pilpoul, Orphée; Kiperman, Rinat; Marshall, Shira Eva
Comparative Education Review, v67 n3 p486-508 Aug 2023
Positive LGBT+ content in educational materials promotes a diverse and inclusive school environment for all students, particularly LGBT+. However, worldwide evidence shows that textbooks underrepresent LGBT+ issue. A possible explanation for this pattern is that most study topics do not lend themselves for issues related to sexuality and gender. We interrogate this argument by examining the representation of all sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression (SOGIE) in 36 state-approved history textbooks for high school in Israel. Utilizing an original standardized coding protocol, we compare representation of queer and hetero-cisgender content. Our findings reveal that textbooks include multiple references to SOGIE across various thematic contexts, yet these are almost exclusively limited to heterosexuality and cisgender persons, while queer sexualities and expressions are marginalized or excluded. We discuss the implications of these problematic patterns for school climate and offer recommendations for incorporating diverse SOGIE content in different study topics in history classes.
Descriptors: Inclusion, LGBTQ People, Textbooks, Textbook Content, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Groups, High Schools, History Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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