Understanding Homosexuality, Changing Schools / Edition 1

by Arthur Lipkin

Overview

BRINGING TOGETHER thirteen topics related to homosexuality and education, Understanding Homosexuality, Changing Schools provides a foundation in gay/lesbian studies and offers models for equity, inclusion, and school reform. It is designed to help educators, policymakers, and the public understand the significance of gay and lesbian issues in education; aid communication between gay/lesbian students and their families and schools; facilitate the integration of gay and lesbian families into the school community; and promote the inclusion of gay and lesbian curricula in a range of disciplines. It also seeks to promote the healthy development of all students through reducing bigotry, self-hatred, and violence. This volume makes the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience part of a democratic multicultural vision.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813325354
Publisher:	Westview Press
Publication date:	01/05/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	520
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1560L (what's this?)

About the Author

Arthur Lipkin, Ed.D., is an instructor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and founder of the Gay and Lesbian School Issues Project. He is currently directing the Safe Colleges Program of the Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth and previously headed the Massachusetts Department of Education's Project for the Integration of Gay and Lesbian Youth Issues in School Personnel Certification Programs.

Table of Contents

Introduction — Overview of the Problem — The Theories of Homosexuality — Etiology — Homophobia and Heterosexism — American History — Identity Formation — Multiple Identities — Counseling Issues — Gay and Lesbian Teachers — Gay and Lesbian Families — School Change — The Massachusetts Model — Reform and Opposition — Curriculum

Editorial Reviews

Addresses issues surrounding gay and lesbian awareness in education, communication between schools and gay and lesbian students and their families, integration of gay and lesbian families into the school community, and inclusion of gay and lesbian curricula in a range of disciplines. Overviews theories of homosexuality and historical milestones, then discusses psychological and counseling issues, and gay and lesbian teachers. Includes a model for school change. For teachers, administrators, counselors, and policymakers. The author is an instructor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and founder of the Gay and Lesbian School Issues Project. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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