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ERIC Number: EJ525587
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0017-8055
What Difference Does It Make? The Story of a Lesbian Teacher.
Rensenbrink, Carla Washburne
Harvard Educational Review, v66 n2 p257-70 Sum 1996
The experience of a fifth-grade teacher shows how her identity as a lesbian makes a positive difference in the classroom, making her class a safe place in which students can question culture and take a stand. (SK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Lesbianism, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Sexual Identity, Teacher Influence
Publication Type: Reports - General; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People and Education.