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Author:   James Sears
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781560235231

ISBN 10:   1560235233
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   12 May 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

About the Editor Contributors Foreword (Arthur Lipkin) Preface SECTION I: YOUTH VOICES Reflections on Growing Up Lesbian in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States Chapter 1. My Story (Rachel Bromley) Chapter 2. What I Would Have Liked My Teachers to Know (Madelaine Imber) Chapter 3. On Being Queer (Maayan-Rahel Simon) Chapter 4. Commentaries (Mary Lou Rasmussen, Ronni Sanlo, Jan M. Goodman, and Íde O’Carroll) Chapter 5. Authors’ Reactions (Madelaine Imber, Maayan-Rahel Simon, and Rachel Bromley) Reflections on Being Gay in Japan and China Chapter 6. Difficulties Japanese Gay Youth Encounter (Akihiko Komiya and Keiko Ofuji [Translator]) Chapter 7. Growing Up Gay in China (Rodge Q. Fann) Chapter 8. Commentaries (Kevin Jennings, Kathleen Quinlivan, Peter Dankmeijer, William F. Pinar, and Keith Goddard) Chapter 9. Authors’ Reactions (Rodge Q. Fann and Akihiko Komiya) SECTION II: RESEARCH AND POLICY Chapter 10. School Experiences of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth (Sarah E. Holmes and Sean Cahill) How Many GLBT Youth Are There? GLBT Youth of Color Education Policies Affecting GLBT Students Anti-GLBT Harassment and Violence in the Nation’s Schools Children of GLBT Parents in Schools Strength and Resiliency of GLBT Students Conclusion Chapter 11. The Research Terrain: A Brief Overview of the Historical Framework for LGBTQ Studies in Education (Laura A. Szalacha) School Climate LGBTQ Educational Research and Scholarship Queer Theories Chapter 12. Bullying and Homophobia in Canadian Schools: The Politics of Policies, Programs, and Educational Leadership (Gerald Walton) Bullying As Political Safety for Some, but Not for All A Call for Leadership in Schools SECTION III: PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES Chapter 13. Serving the Needs of Transgendered College Students (Brett Beemyn) A Note on Language Trans-Sexology Transgender in College Institutional Support for Transgender Students Conclusion Chapter 14. It’s Elementary in Appalachia: Helping Prospective Teachers and Their Students Understand Sexuality and Gender (Patti Capel Swartz) Challenging Teachers in Appalachia Confronting Prejudice in the Classroom Writing Through Homophobia Connecting Oppressions Parents and Families Challenging Dominant Thinking Heterosexual Teachers’ Responsibilities Pedagogical and Personal Struggles Chapter 15. A School-Based Program to Improve Life Skills and to Prevent HIV Infection in Multicultural Transgendered Youth in Hawaii (P. Jayne Bopp and Timothy R. Juday) Methods Results Discussion Chapter 16. Describing Roles That Gay-Straight Alliances Play in Schools: From Individual Support to School Change (Pat Griffin, Camille Lee, Jeffrey Waugh, and Chad Beyer) Setting, Participants, Data Collection, and Analysis Roles GSAs Play in Schools Discussion Chapter 17. Some Challenges Facing Queer Youth Programs in Urban High Schools: Racial Segregation and Denormalizing Whiteness (Lance Trevor McCready) Racial Segregation Normalization of Whiteness Developing an Awareness of the Relationship Between Contexts and Participation Denormalizing Whiteness Index Reference Notes Included

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