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Puchner, Laurel; Klein, Nicole Aydt – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2011
In this article we report results of a qualitative interview study focusing on middle school Language Arts teachers' perceptions, attitudes, and reported practices related to LGBQ topics. The study found that virtually all of the teacher participants recognized that the topic of same-sex sexuality was important for their students, yet the teachers…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Student Behavior, Language Arts, Sexual Orientation
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Akom, A. A. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2009
This article uses Paulo Freire's problem-posing method, youth participatory action research, and case study methodology to introduce an alternative instructional strategy called Critical Hip Hop Pedagogy (CHHP). This approach attempts to address deep-rooted ideologies to social inequities by creating a space in teacher education courses for…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Educational Strategies, Preservice Teacher Education, Action Research
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MacGillivray, Ian K. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2005
In democratic societies schools play a large role in helping students learn the values and skills necessary for adult participation in a free and open society. This article is a case study of a group of students who started a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) at a private American school in Mexico City. The students' struggle to form and keep their GSA,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship, Case Studies, Sexual Orientation