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Sexual orientation and school policy : a practical guide for teachers, administrators, and community activists / Ian K. Macgillivray.

Sexual orientation and school policy : a practical guide for teachers, administrators, and community activists / Ian K. Macgillivray.
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ISBN 0742525074 (cloth : alk. paper)
0742525082 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Location 371.82 MAC offsite storage
Author Macgillivray, Ian K., 1967-
Title Sexual orientation and school policy : a practical guide for teachers, administrators, and community activists / Ian K. Macgillivray. [BOOK]
Published Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, c2004.
Collation xvi, 223 p. ; 24 cm.
Series Curriculum, cultures, and sexualities
Bibliography Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-216) and index.
Contents Note Machine derived contents note: Table of Contents -- Foreword x -- Acknowledgements 1 -- Part One: Implementing School Non-Discrimination Policy That Includes Sexual Orientation: A Case Study in School and Community Politics 4 -- Chapter One: In the Beginning 6 -- How This Book Came About 13 -- Sexual Orientation 16 -- Gender Identity 17 -- Intersex 17 -- How Schools are Affected by Hetero-sexism 19 -- Why Should Educators Care About This Topic? 21 -- High Plains Safe Schools Coalition 23 -- Concerned Citizens 26 -- Moral Conservatism 27 -- First Amendment Rights for All Students 31 -- Religious Expression in Public Schools 34 -- In This Book 37 -- Chapter Two: A History of the Two Policies 38 -- Adoption of the Non-Discrimination Policy 38 -- Anti-Gay Abuse in High Plains School District After the Adoption of the Non-Discrimination Policy 49 -- The Inclusion of Sexual Orientation in the Diversity Goal of the Strategic Plan: Valuing v. Respecting Diversity 51 -- How the Policies Have Made a Difference 64 -- Chapter Summary 66 -- Chapter Three: Strategies Employed by the High Plains Safe Schools Coalition to Build Community and District Support 68 -- Establishing a Relationship with Citizens United Against Racism 68 -- Building Bridges: Cultivating Understanding Between the HPSSC and Concerned Citizens 71 -- Building a Strong Coalition: Alliances with Other Organizations and Individuals...73 -- Demonstrating the Need for Inclusion of Sexual Orientation in District Policy: More Strategies for Building Support and Raising Awareness 75 -- Maintaining Group Cohesion: Keeping the Coalition Strong 78 -- Chapter Summary 81 -- Chapter Four: Lessons from the Case of High Plains 84 -- Strategies That Facilitate Compliance With HPSD's Non-Discrimination Policy 84 -- Professional Development 84 -- Implementing the Non-Discrimination Policy 88 -- Enforcing the Non-Discrimination Policy 90 -- GLBTIQ Parent Involvement 92 -- Peer Education 94 -- Barriers to Enforcing HPSD's Non-Discrimination Policy 98 -- Not Enough Top-Down Support 97 -- Staff Do Not Understand Or Are Unaware of the Policy 99 -- Lack of Resources for Effectively Implementing the Policy 100 -- Fear 101 -- Chapter Five: Suggestions for other School Districts and Safe Schools Coalitions 106 -- Suggestions for Other Safe Schools Coalitions 108 -- General Strategies for Organizing 109 -- Strategies for Keeping Your Group Healthy 110 -- Part Two: Understanding Moral Conservative Opposition to School Policies That Include Sexual Orientation 112 -- Chapter Six: Opposition to Educational Change 114 -- The Social Construction of Reality 114 -- Slogan Systems 115 -- Subjective Realities 116 -- Official Knowledge and Legitimation 117 -- Perceived Threats to Tradition 118 -- Challenging Established Norms 119 -- Inter-subjective Meanings and Educational Change 120 -- Contested Meanings of Educational Change 121 -- Effectively Implementing Change 123 -- Chapter Seven: How the Various Sides in This Debate Make Meaning of the Policies.126 -- School Board Members and Staff Who Oppose the Policies or Oppose Mention of Sexual Orientation Differences in the Classroom 126 -- Principals, Teachers, Counsellors and Other Staff Who Support the Policies 138 -- The School District's Goals for the Policies: School Board's and District Administration's Belief About the Policies 142 -- High Plains Safe Schools Coalition's Beliefs About the Policies 146 -- Concerned Citizens' Beliefs About the Policies 148 -- Chapter Eight: Why the Various Sides Support or Oppose the Inclusion of Sexual Orientation in the Policies 156 -- The Power of Hetero-normative Hegemony 157 -- Concerned Citizens: Opposition to Legitimating GLBTIQ Identities as Normal 159 -- Reconciling Discordant Beliefs Through the Use of Slogans 165 -- The Purposes of Schooling: "Academic Excellence" versus "Social Issues"...168 -- Undermining Parents' Authority to Teach Their Children Their Beliefs 172 -- Summary of the Interpretation of Concerned Citizens' Beliefs 183 -- High Plains Safe Schools Coalition: "It's Just about Safety" 185 -- Teachers: "We Are Not Legitimating or Promoting Homosexuality" 191 -- Conclusion: The Dawn of a New Social Order 195 -- Chapter Nine: Conclusions: How to Evaluate the Competing Claims of Violations of Rights 204 -- Hills' Institutional Theory of Antidiscrimination 205 -- Neutrality: A Guiding Framework 210 -- How the Institutional Theory of Antidiscrimination Law Applies to Schools: Preserving Students' First Amendment Rights 212 -- The Legitimation and Promotion of Homosexuality 214 -- How the Institutional Theory of Antidiscrimination and the Principle of Neutrality Apply to Schools 218 -- Why It Is Necessary to List Protected Classes in the Policies 225 -- Civil Society 227 -- Schools Rightfully Teach Values 228 -- Summary 236 -- Epilogue: My Reflections on Doing This Research 240 -- Surprises I Encountered in Conducting This Research 243 -- Conflicts I Encountered in Conducting This Research 244 -- What I Have Learned From This Research That I Didn't Already Know 245 -- Participants' Critiques of My Study 246 -- Where Nancy, a Concerned Citizen, Agreed With My Findings 246 -- Where Nancy, a Concerned Citizen, Disagreed With My Findings 247 -- Where Three Members of HPSSC Agreed With My Findings 248 -- Where Two Members of HPSSC Disagreed With My Findings 249 -- Bibliography 250 -- Appendices 262 -- Appendix A: On the Making of Sexual Orientation and School Policy 262 -- Doing Critical Ethnography 262 -- Data Collection 265 -- Appendix B: Methods of Data Analysis 277 -- Coding and Item Level of Analysis 277 -- Pattern Level of Analysis 278 -- Structural Level of Analysis 278 -- Theme Analysis 281 -- Constant Comparison & Analytic Induction 281 -- Appendix C: Validity and Reliability 284 -- Appendix D: HPSD's Non-Discrimination Policy 288 -- Appendix E: Diversity Goal Statement with Beliefs from Strategic Plan 290 -- About the Author 303.
Target Audience LGBTIQA+ Adults
Collection code: LGBTIQA+
Subject Homosexuality and education
Education -- Social aspects
Gays -- Identity
Lesbians -- Identity
LGBTIQA+ For Teachers
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