Stonewalling hatred in the hallways : a review of anti-homophobia classroom management

Keywords

Classroom management, Education, Secondary, Homophobia in schools

Abstract

In spite of the social and cultural reforms made after the Stonewall Riots of 1969, many of our students attend schools where homophobia in both subtle and obvious forms is part of the normal school climate. Most recent anti-homophobia classroom management strategies have included methods such as empathy training, curriculum/policy revision, and establishing student peer groups as means of opening dialogues about homophobia. As a result of the political correctness movement of the 1990s, however, the solution of many teachers confronted by homophobia in classrooms is to either ignore it or simply silence the student in question. I argue that instead of silencing homophobic students, teachers embrace unexpected homophobia as a chance to introduce a unique teachable moment into their classrooms.

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Graduation Date

2004

Degree

Master of Arts (M.A.)

College

College of Education

Format

PDF

Pages

55 p.

Language

English

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Open Access)

Identifier

DP0029500

Subjects

Dissertations, Academic -- Education; Education -- Dissertations, Academic

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