ERIC Number: EJ1214444
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 15
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"I Accept All Students": Tolerance Discourse and LGBTQ Ally Work in U.S. Public Schools
Smith, Melissa J.
Equity & Excellence in Education, v51 n3-4 p301-315 2018
This article explores how tolerance discourse is being taken up by educators in interview data about the roles and responsibilities of LGBTQ allies. Participating teachers used the phrase "all students" as a mechanism to include LGBTQ students in their professional narratives without naming them and their particular needs. I argue that such tolerance-informed language and actions integrate LGBTQ ally intentions into teachers' professional obligations by calling on their responsibility to support and care for all students, but it does not necessarily invoke responsibility to confront policies and practices that contribute to LGBTQ students' exclusion.
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role, Language Usage, Teacher Responsibility, School Policy, Inclusion, Social Attitudes, Social Bias, Public Schools, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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