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ERIC Number: EJ1441954
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-None
EISSN: EISSN-2538-1032
Understanding Heteronormativity and Microaggressions in the Work-Integrated Learning Setting
Brian Sengstock
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, v25 n3 p453-467 2024
Despite the expectation that work-integrated learning (WIL) experiences will provide a safe and inclusive learning environment for healthcare students this is often not the reality for sexually and gender diverse students. Heteronormativity and microaggressions experienced by sexually and gender diverse healthcare students, are rarely considered in the context of WIL. The experience of heteronormativity and microaggressions in the WIL setting requires sexually and gender diverse healthcare students to navigate disclosure decision-making in a power-laden context where all the available options carry potentially negative consequences, which should not be the case. This discussion paper explores the experiences of heteronormativity and microaggressions by sexually and gender diverse healthcare students, identifying the risks to this cohort. Heteronormativity jeopardizes the learning of healthcare students and their wellbeing, whilst also reinforcing deeply entrenched biases, in the form of norms about professionalism. Suggestions about how sexually and gender diverse students might respond are then presented.
New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education. University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand. Tel: +64-7-838-4892; e-mail: editor@ijwil.org; Web site: https://www.ijwil.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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