Sexual orientation and education politics: gay and lesbian representation in American schools.
J Homosex
; 42(4): 145-68, 2002.
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ABSTRACT
In what has sometimes provoked a "culture war" over America's schools, gays and lesbians have sought an expanded voice in the making of education policy. This paper explores the factors that promote gay representation on school boards, how this variable in turn influences gay representation in both administrative and teaching positions, and how all three forms of gay representation relate to school board policies regarding sexual orientation education. Three of the four models drawn from the social movement literature help to explain gay school board representation. In a manner similar to other minority groups, gay representation on school boards directly or indirectly promotes the appointment of gays to administrative and teaching positions and the adoption of policies that address the problems faced by gay and lesbian students in the public schools.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Política
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Homossexualidade Masculina
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Homossexualidade Feminina
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Educação
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Homosex
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article