Full Description
Scholarship on homosexuality, gay and lesbian identities, history, and culture came to universities too late for most elementary and secondary school educators, leaving them unprepared to deal with these subjects. Moreover, some teacher education faculty still neglect these topics out of moral scruple, fear, or inattention to new research and pract
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