Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 224
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7425-2508-5 • Paperback • November 2003 • $54.00 • (£42.00)
978-1-4175-0352-0 • eBook • October 2004 • $51.00 • (£39.00)
Ian K. Macgillivray is assistant professor of curriculum and foundations of education at James Madison University. To visit his website, go to: www.sexualorientationschoolpolicy.com
Part 1 Foreword
Part 2 Foreword
Part 3 I: Implementing School Nondiscrimination Policy that Includes Sexual Orientation: A Case Study in School and Community Politics
Chapter 4 1 In the Beginning
Chapter 5 2 A History of the Two Policies
Chapter 6 3 Strategies Employed by the High Plains Safe Schools Coalition to Build Community and District Support
Chapter 7 4 Lessons from the Case of High Plains
Chapter 8 5 Suggestions for Other School Districts and Safe Schools Coalitions
Part 9 II: Understanding Moral Conservative Opposition to School Policies that Include Sexual Orientation
Chapter 10 6 Opposition to Educational Change
Chapter 11 7 How the Various Sides in the Debate Make Meaning of the Policies
Chapter 12 8 Why the Various Sides Support or Oppose the Inclusion of Sexual Orientation in the Policies
Chapter 13 9 Conclusions: How to Evaluate the Competing Claims of Violations of Rights
Part 14 Epilogue: My reflections on Doing this Research
Part 15 Appendix A: On the Making ofSexual Orientation and School Policy
Part 16 Appendix B: Methods of Data Analysis
Part 17 Appendix C: Validity and Reliability
Part 18 Appendix D: HPSD's Nondiscrimination Policy
Part 19 Appendix E: Diversity Goal Statement with Beliefs from Strategic Plan
Part 20 Appendix F: Associated Regulations that Support the Nondiscrimination Policy
Part 21 Bibliography
Part 22 About the Author
An experiential and practical guide to the problematic and politicized situation when educators attempt to create schools not only free of anti-gay violence, but schools where GLBTIQ students are valued equally with heterosexual students.
— Teachers College Record