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Publication Date: 2015
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How Organisational Culture Influences Teachers' Support of Openly Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Students
Murphy, Meghan
Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, v15 n3 p263-275 2015
In this paper, I analyse the relationship between US high schools' organisational cultures and student perceptions of responses to anti-gay language in their school. Using data from 67 interviews with young people who identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual, I compare teachers' responses to anti-gay language in schools that do and schools that do not sponsor or promote pro-gay events. I categorise schools that do promote such events as inclusive schools and schools that do not promote such events as non-inclusive. The analysis shows that both inclusive and non-inclusive schools are likely to have students who only use anti-gay rhetoric out of earshot from teachers and staff (e.g. in the cafeteria or locker room). Second, schools without pro-gay events are less likely to have teachers that respond to anti-gay rhetoric. Third, findings show that interference with anti-gay rhetoric depends on the teacher in both types of academic environments. The paper concludes with a discussion of these findings and implications for future research.
Descriptors: School Culture, Homosexuality, Language Usage, Social Bias, Interviews, Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation, Teacher Attitudes, Social Justice, Educational Environment, Student Behavior, Teacher Behavior, High Schools, High School Students, Social Attitudes, High School Graduates, Bullying, Secondary School Teachers
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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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