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Breaking out of the (anti)bullying ‘box’: NYC educators discuss trans/gender diversity-inclusive policies and curriculum.
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Sex Education . Sep2018, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p495-510. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- New York City (NYC) is considered to be one of the world’s most progressive cities and gender and sexuality diversity (GSD)-inclusive education departmental policies appear to reflect these values. However, even within such a context, NYC educators report challenges in their work to meet the needs of trans/gender-diverse students and the visibility of trans/gender diversity more generally within their pre-K - 12 school communities. This paper reports on interview data from 31 school staff members from nine public and independent schools located in the NYC metro region, with a specific focus on their framing of inclusivity and bullying, and reported support of trans/gender-diverse students. Based on educators’ representations of their schools, the nine schooling environments fell into two broad clusters: (1) those framing trans/gender inclusivity as an anti-bullying initiative and working at the minimum policy requirements, and (2) those working beyond bullying discourses and policy frameworks to conceptualise trans/gender inclusivity as integral to the school’s mission and as offering clear whole-community benefit. Findings support the constraints of bullying discourse on even supportive educators’ curricular ‘translation’ of GSD-inclusive policies, reinforcing the need for relevant policy reframing and targeted of professional development opportunities, particularly for school leaders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BULLYING prevention
*CONCEPTUAL structures
*CURRICULUM
*FOCUS groups
*HEALTH education
*HIGH school students
*INTERVIEWING
*LANGUAGE & languages
*MIDDLE school students
*PUBLIC health surveillance
*RESEARCH funding
*SCHOOL environment
*SCHOOL administration
*HUMAN sexuality
*SEX distribution
*SEX education
*TEACHERS
*SOCIAL support
*HEALTH education teachers
*TRANSGENDER people
*PSYCHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14681811
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Sex Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 131436084
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2018.1431881