ERIC Number: EJ1111400
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-1027
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On Coming out in Practicum: An Autoethnography of (Non) Disclosure
Wright, Travis
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, v37 n3 p189-202 2016
Drawing on an autoethnographic approach, the purpose of this article is to support: 1) teacher educators in thinking about how to mentor sexual minority students as they consider the decision to disclose (or not) their sexual identities in their school placements; and 2) sexual minority students in navigating the decision to disclose (or not) their sexual identities in the context of practicum or student teaching. Early childhood teacher education faculty must be prepared to support sexual minority students in confronting decisions about disclosing their sexual orientation in the context of practicum and student teaching. Though sexual minority educators may choose to seek employment in schools or districts with explicit values about nondiscrimination, preservice teachers may not enjoy similar agency or protection, given that student placements are often dictated by geographic proximity to the university and partnerships with teacher preparation programs.
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education, Cooperating Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Partnerships in Education, Ethnography, Student Placement, Minority Group Students, Student Teaching, Practicums
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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