LGBT youth in America's schools / / Jason Cianciotto and Sean Cahill

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910734341503321
• Autore: Cianciotto Jason
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Ann Arbor : , : The University of Michigan Press, , 2012
• ISBN: 9786613582072; 9780472904105; 0472904108; 9781280486845; 1280486848; 9780472028320; 0472028324
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (247 p.)
• Classificazione: SOC000000SOC012000SOC017000
• Altri autori (Persone): CahillSean (Sean Robert)
• Disciplina: 371.826/60973
• Soggetti: Lesbian students - United States; Gay students - United States; Bisexual students - United States; Transgender youth - Education - United States; Sexual minorities - Education; Homosexuality and education - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-226) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: section 1. A comprehensive review of social science research on LGBT youth and their experiences in school -- section 2. A comprehensive review of school-based practices and federal, state, and local laws and policies that affect LGBT students -- section 3. A research agenda to guide and inform future policy.
• Sommario/riassunto: Jason Cianciotto and Sean Cahill, experts on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender public policy advocacy, combine an accessible review of social science research with analyses of school practices and local, state, and federal laws that affect LGBT students. In addition, portraits of LGBT youth and their experiences with discrimination at school bring human faces to the issues the authors discuss. This is an essential guide for teachers, school administrators, guidance counselors, and ; social workers interacting with students on a daily basis; school board members and officials determining school policy; nonprofit advocates and providers of social services to youth; and academic scholars, graduate students, and researchers training the next generation of school administrators and informing future policy and practice.