1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480642703321

Autore

DeWitt Peter <active 1791.>

Titolo

Dignity for all [[electronic resource] ] : safeguarding LGBT students / / Peter DeWitt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin, c2012

ISBN

1-4522-8400-8

1-4522-7430-4

1-4833-8769-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 p.)

Disciplina

371.82664

Soggetti

Lesbian students - United States

Gay students - United States

Bisexual students - United States

Transgender youth - Education - United States

Schools - Safety measures - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Dignity for All-Front Cover; Dignity for All; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; CHAPTER ONE The Silent Minority; OUR SCHOOL EXPERIENCES; WHAT IT MEANS TO BE GAY; THE NEED FOR ROLE MODELS; HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION OF LGBT STUDENTS; NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES OF LGBT STUDENTS; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER TWO Bullying of LGBT Students; WHERE BULLYING BEHAVIOR BEGINS; CYBERBULLYING; SETTING THE TONE IN SCHOOL; SAFEGUARDING AND SUPPORTING LGBT STUDENTS; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER THREE The Role of Schools; THE IMPACT SCHOOLS CAN HAVE ON LGBT STUDENTS; KEEPING STUDENTS SAFE; TEACHER BIASES

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTPARENT OUTREACH; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER FOUR Curriculum Matters; DIVERSE LITERATURE AT AN AGE-APPROPRIATE LEVEL; SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR LGBT STUDENTS; CURRICULUM; ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GENDER DIFFERENCES AND CHARACTER EDUCATION; ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS; SOCIAL STUDIES; GUEST SPEAKERS WHO ADDRESS BULLYING; AFTER-SCHOOL



ENRICHMENT; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER FIVE Gay-Straight Alliances; WHY SCHOOLS SHOULD OFFER A GSA; THE PARAMETERS OF CREATING A GSA; EVENTS HELD BY A GSA; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER SIX Following Through: School Board Policies and Codes of Conduct

LAWS THAT SUPPORT SCHOOL DECISIONSSCHOOL LEADERS EMBRACING THE SEXUAL DIVERSITY OF STUDENTS; A SHARED VISION: CREATING SCHOOL CODES OF CONDUCT; CREATING SCHOOL BOARD POLICIES; HOW PARENTS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS CAN HELP; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER SEVEN Important Stories From Higher Education; Appendix: NASP Position Statement: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth; CREATING SAFE SCHOOLS FOR LGBTQ YOUTH; ROLE OF THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered are susceptible to harassment from their peers and are at high risk of dropping out of school. This book provides professional development ideas and real-life vignettes that will help educational leaders foster a more caring school culture not only for LGBT students, but for all students.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450703103321

Autore

Pye Michael

Titolo

Skilful means : a concept in Mahayana Buddhism / / Michael Pye

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge : , : Taylor & Francis Group, , 2003

ISBN

1-134-38063-1

1-138-17974-4

1-280-05002-0

0-203-50379-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Disciplina

294.392

Soggetti

Upāya (Buddhism)

Buddhism - Doctrines

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: London : Duckworth, 1978.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Conventions; Preface to the Second Edition; GENERAL INTRODUCTION; THE INITIAL TEACHING OF SKILFUL MEANS IN THE LOTUS SUTRA; STORIES ABOUT SKILFUL MEANS IN THE LOTUS SUTRA; MYTHOLOGY AND SKILFUL MEANS IN THE LOTUS SUTRA; SKILFUL MEANS IN THE TEACHING OF VIMALAKRTI; SKILFUL MEANS IN THE PERFECTION OF INSIGHT LITERATURE; SKILFUL MEANS IN PRE-MAHAYANA BUDDHISM; THE TERM HBEN IN MODERN JAPANESE; GENERAL OBSERVATIONS; BRIEF NOTE ON THE MAIN TEXTS USED; HISTORICO-CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE LOTUS SUTRA; OCCURRENCES OF FANG-PIEN IN THE LOTUS SUTRA

OCCURRENCES OF FANG-PIEN IN THE TEACHING OF VIMALAKRTIOCCURRENCES OF FANG-PIEN IN THE PERFECTION OF INSIGHT SUTRAS, ETC; SKILFUL MEANS IN THE RAMGAMASAMDHI SUTRA; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

'Skilful Means' is the key principle of Mahayana, one of the great Buddhist traditions.  First described in the Lotus Sutra, it originates in myths of the Buddha's compassionate plans for raising life from the ceaseless round of birth and death.  His strategies or interventions are 'skilful means' - morally wholesome tricks devised for the purpose of



enabling nirvana or enlightenment.  Michael Pye's clear and engaging introductory guide investigates the meaning and context of skilful means in Mayahana Buddhist teachings, whilst tracing its early origins in ancient Japanese and Theravada though