Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Schooling

The Nexus of Research, Practice, and Policy

Edited by Stephen T. Russell and Stacey S. Horn

Includes previously unpublished empirical, case, field, and policy studies
Highlights new international models for educational practice
Features practical strategies and recommendations for policy and practice
Discusses timely topics such as LGBTQ-related bullying, transgender rights and education, queer rights globally, and the Every Student Succeeds Act

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Schooling

The Nexus of Research, Practice, and Policy

Edited by Stephen T. Russell and Stacey S. Horn

Description

There has been dramatic social change with respect to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights around the world in the last decade. Yet legal protection and inclusion remain limited for LGBT youth. The context of schooling is especially important-schools remain the primary societal institution to which most youth have access and in which nearly all youth spend some significant portion of their lives. LGBT youth are at risk for some of the greatest difficulties experienced by adolescents, and many of those problems have been traced directly to negative school experiences. Research shows that anti-LGBT school victimization results in poor academic performance and negative school attitudes, mental health, and risk behaviors. New studies have identified characteristics of schools that are associated with inclusion and safety for LGBT students, including practices and policies that are associated with positive school climate and student wellbeing.

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Schooling brings together contributions from a diverse group of researchers, policy analysts, and education advocates from around the world to synthesize the practice and policy implications of research on sexual orientation, gender identity, and schooling. The book is interdisciplinary, as studies of LGBT students and schooling have emerged across disciplines including education, clinical, school, and developmental psychology; sociology; and public health. Included are syntheses of key areas of research; examples of new international models for educational practice; case studies of transformational policy and practice; and specific examples of the nexus of research, practice, and policy. The fundamental goal of this book is to advance social justice related to sexual orientation and gender identity through strengthening the relationship between research, practice, and policy to support LGBT students and schools. It will be of interest to school, developmental, and clinical psychologists, educators and school administrators, and LGBT scholars.

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Schooling

The Nexus of Research, Practice, and Policy

Edited by Stephen T. Russell and Stacey S. Horn

Chapter 1 Introduction: Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity, and Schooling
Stephen T. Russell and Stacey Horn

Section 1 Victimization, bullying, and harassment in schools: Current research and promising practices

Chapter 2 Understanding and Reducing Bias-Based Harassment and Victimization in Schools
Paul Poteat

Chapter 3 School Safety and Connectedness Matter for More than Educational Outcomes: The Link between School Connectedness and Adolescent Health
Elizabeth Saewyc andYuko Homma

Chapter 4 Disrupting Hetero-/Gender- Normativity: The Role of LGBT Affirmative Supports at School
Neal A. Palmer, Joseph G. Kosciw, Emily A. Greytak, and Madeline J. Boesen

Chapter 5 Supporting LGB/T Youth: Comprehensive School Transformation as Effective Bullying Prevention
Sarah Schriber, Stacey Horn, Christina Peter, L. Boyd Bellinger, and David Fischer

Section 2 Cutting Edge Issues on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Schools

Chapter 6 LGB-Parent Families and the School Context
Abbie E. Goldberg

Chapter 7 Transsexuality and School Education in Brazil
Maria Rita Cesar and Josafá Da Cunha

Chapter 8 The School-to-Prison Pipeline and the Pipeline Population: The Patterns and Practices of Its Production and Dismantling Possibilities
Shannon Snapp and Adela C. Licona

Chapter 9 Inextricably Linked: The Shared Story of Ethnic Studies and LGBTQ-Inclusive Curriculum
Shannon Snapp and Stephen Russell

Section 3 Systemic Models of Change: Global Perspectives

Chapter 10 Teaching about Sexual Diversity and Challenging Homophobia/Transphobia in the South African School System
Finn Reygan

Chapter 11 Sexual and Gender Minorities and Bullying in Japan
Makiko Kasai

Chapter 12 Changing the School Climate: A Critical Examination of the Policies and Strategies Against Homophobia Adopted in the Province of Quebec (Canada)
Line Chamberland and Gabrielle Richards

Section 4 Policy, Organizing, and Advocacy

Chapter 13 Advocacy to Support Gender Identity Development in Schools in the Face of Organized Backlash
David Fischer, L. Boyd Bellinger, Stacey S. Horn, and Shannon L. Sullivan

Chapter 14 The Shifting Political Winds: LGBTQ Students, Educational Policy and Politics, and the Dilemmas Confronting Street Level Bureaucrats
Catherine A. Lugg and Jason Murphy

Chapter 15 Enumerated U.S. State Laws: Evidence from Policy Advocacy
Stephen T. Russell, Stacey Horn, Raymond L. Moody, Amanda Fields, and Elizabeth Tilley

Chapter 16 From 'Dignity' to 'Success': Using strategic communications to change policies and perspectives
Ryan Schwartz and Carolyn Laub

Section 5 The Nexus of Research, Practice, and Policy: Systems of Change

Chapter 17 The Australian context: Turning research into policies, policies into research
Tiffany Jones and Lynne Hillier

Chapter 18 The Use of Research in Policy and Advocacy for Creating Safe Schools for LGBTQ Students
Carolyn Laub and Hilary Burdge

Chapter 19 Sexual Diversity in Spanish Schools
José Ignacio Pichardo Galán

Chapter 20 Homophobia, Schooling, and the Italian Context
Salvatore Ioverno, Nicola Nardelli, Roberto Baiocco, Isabella Orfano, and Vittorio Lingiardi

Chapter 21 Synthesis and Recommendations
Stacey Horn and Stephen T. Russell

Index

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Schooling

The Nexus of Research, Practice, and Policy

Edited by Stephen T. Russell and Stacey S. Horn

Author Information

Stephen T. Russell, PhD, is Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor in Child Development in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. He studies adolescent development, with an emphasis on adolescent sexuality, LGBT youth, and parent-adolescent relationships.

Stacey S. Horn, PhD, is Professor of Educational and Developmental Psychology and Chair of the Department of Educational Psychology, affiliate faculty member in Community Psychology and Prevention Research, and Program Director for the M.Ed. program in Youth Development at University of Illinois at Chicago. Her current research focuses on issues of sexual prejudice and bias-motivated harassment among adolescents, adolescents' reasoning about peer harassment, as well as LGBT students' experiences in schools and communities.

Contributors:

Abbie E. Goldberg, Clark University

Adela C. Licona, University of Arizona

Amanda Fields, Fort Hays State University

Carolyn Laub, Gay-Straight Alliance Network

Catherine A. Lugg, Rutgers University

Christina Peter, University of Illinois at Chicago

David Fischer, Health and Medicine Policy Research Group

Elizabeth Saewyc, University of British Columbia

Elizabeth Tilley, University of Arizona

Emily A. Greytak, Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)

Finn Reygan, University of the Witwatersrand

Gabrielle Richards, Université du Québec à Montréal

Hilary Burdge, Gay-Straight Alliance Network

Isabella Orfano, Roma Capitale

Jason Murphy, Rutgers University

Josafá Da Cunha, Universidad Federal do Parana´, Brazil

José Ignacio Pichardo Galán, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Joseph G. Kosciw, Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)

L. Boyd Bellinger, University of Illinois at Chicago

Line Chamberland, Université du Québec à Montréal

Lynne Hillier, La Trobe University

Madeline J. Boesen, Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)

Makiko Kasai, Naruto University

Maria Rita Cesar, Universidad Federal do Parana´, Brazil

Neal A. Palmer, Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)

Nicola Nardelli, Sapienza Universitá Roma

Paul Poteat, Boston College

Raymond L. Moody, City University of New York

Roberto Baiocco, Sapienza Universitá Roma

Ryan Schwartz, Safe SPACES

Salvatore Ioverno, Sapienza Universitá Roma

Sarah Schriber, Illinois Safe Schools Alliance

Shannon L. Sullivan

Shannon Snapp, California State University, Monterrey Bay

Stacey Horn, University of Illinois, Chicago

Stephen T. Russell, University of Texas at Austin

Tiffany Jones, School of Education, University of New England, Australia

Vittorio Lingiardi, Sapienza Universitá Roma

Yuko Homma, University of British Columbia

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Schooling

The Nexus of Research, Practice, and Policy

Edited by Stephen T. Russell and Stacey S. Horn

Reviews and Awards

Winner of the 2017 Distinguished Book Award from Division 44 of the American Psychological Association
Winner of the 2018 SRA Social Policy Award for Best Book (Authored or Edited)

"Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Schooling brings together contemporary international perspectives on policy and practice regarding school safety for LGBT youth. Drawing on multiple lenses that assume the right to a safe education, this well-grounded collection offers practical insights to address enduring issues, including harassment and bullying, adolescent health, families, and the school-to-prison pipeline. This much-needed book offers a valuable resource for researchers, policy makers, activists, and non-profit and community workers."--Susan Talburt, PhD, Professor, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Georgia State University

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Schooling

The Nexus of Research, Practice, and Policy

Edited by Stephen T. Russell and Stacey S. Horn

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