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Service Accessibility for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth
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Acevedo-Polakovich, Ignacio David; Bell, Bailey; Gamache, Peter; Christian, Allison S. – Youth & Society, 2013
Although Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning (LGBTQ) youth experience alarming rates of behavioral and social problems, service use among these youth is disproportionately low. It is likely that decreased service accessibility plays a causal role in service underutilization among LGBTQ youth. To expand the existing…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Delphi Technique, Services, Behavior Problems
Beyond Bad Behaving Brothers: Productive Performances of Masculinities among College Fraternity Men
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Harris, Frank, III; Harper, Shaun R. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2014
Research on fraternity men focuses almost exclusively on problematic behaviors such as homophobia and sexism, alcohol abuse, violence against women, sexual promiscuity, and the overrepresentation of members among campus judicial offenders. Consequently, little is known about those who perform masculinities in healthy and productive ways. Presented…
Descriptors: Fraternities, Males, Behavior Problems, Homosexuality
Generation BULLIED 2.0: Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Our Most Vulnerable Students. Gender and Sexualities in Education. Volume 1
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Miller, sj, Ed.; Burns, Leslie David, Ed.; Johnson, Tara Star, Ed. – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2013
Bullying is a contemporary wildfire of a social problem that continues to burn, scar, and even kill U.S. schoolchildren on a daily basis. Not only do the targets of bullying suffer in their abilities to grow, learn and succeed; so do bystanders, and even the bullies themselves. "Generation BULLIED 2.0" details the nature of bullying as a…
Descriptors: Bullying, At Risk Students, Educational Environment, Stereotypes
Breaking through the Wall of Silence: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues for Middle Level Educators.
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Bailey, Norma J.; Phariss, Tracy – Middle School Journal, 1996
Discusses ways for middle schools to meet the needs of homosexual students, particularly discussing problems these students face with suicide, substance abuse, sexual activity, family, harassment and violence. Considers counseling and curriculum issues and ways to make schools safe and inviting learning environments. Includes a brief resource list…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Educational Environment, Homosexuality, Middle School Students
Risk and Protective Factors for Poor School Adjustment in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) High School Youth: Variable and Person-Centered Analyses
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Murdock, Tamera B.; Bolch, Megan B. – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
This study examined the relations between school climate and school adjustment among 101 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) high school students and the moderating influence of social support on those relations. Students completed surveys to assess three aspects of the school climate (the school's exclusion/inclusion of LGB people, personal…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Adjustment, Educational Environment, Homosexuality
Children's Voice. Volume 15, Number 5, September/October 2006
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Boehm, Steven S., Ed. – Child Welfare League of America (NJ3), 2006
By publishing a diverse range of views on a wide array of topics, "Children's Voice" seeks to encourage public discussion and debate among those who are committed to helping children and families. "Children's Voice" is published bimonthly by the Child Welfare League of America. This issue of "Children's Voice" includes: (1) Defining Family:…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Child Welfare, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Structure