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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 13
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"Everyone Needs a Class Like This": High School Students' Perspectives on a Gay and Lesbian Literature Course
Helmer, Kirsten
Educational Forum, v79 n4 p408-420 2015
This article offers insights on how students experienced and made sense of their learning in a trimester-long high school Gay and Lesbian Literature course. Drawing on questionnaires and interviews that the students completed as part of a larger ethnographic study of this class, the author shows how a queer-themed literature curriculum is relevant for both LGBTQ-identifying and straight-identifying students and contributes to a better school climate.
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Homosexuality, Literature, Literature Appreciation, English Curriculum, Questionnaires, Interviews, Ethnography, Grounded Theory, Public Schools, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Educational Environment, Teaching Methods, Knowledge Level, Inclusion
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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