This report is based on online surveys completed by a nationally representative sample of 3450 students aged 13-18 and 1011 secondary school teachers. The survey is intended to explore teens' and secondary school teachers' experiences with and attitudes towards school harassment. Two-thirds of the students surveyed report that they have been…

This book is intended as a resource and an indispensable companion to welcome educators into the community of social science research. While it is recognized that some methodological frameworks are incompatible with others, the overarching premise of the book is to indicate how a wide range of researchers choose a methodology and methods which are…

The purpose of this study was to develop and establish psychometric properties of the Sexual Orientation Counselor Scale (SOCS), an instrument assessing the awareness, skills, and knowledge of counselors working with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) populations. The sample consisted of 287 undergraduates, master-level students, doctoral-level…

HIV/AIDS prevention messages catered to Anglo homosexual/bisexual men are not effective in teaching preventative behaviors to Hispanic homosexual/bisexual men. Hispanic sociocultural traits associated with homosexuality and bisexuality prevent the effectiveness of these messages. The Hispanic family is also extremely important in influencing…

Sexual minority youth (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning) function in a society that condones homophobia. Results of a research study conducted by J. Sears (1991) indicated that teachers often expressed that they should be more proactive, supportive, and committed to the welfare of all their students, but the realities of…

This document examines legal issues regarding the education and rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students and the responsibilities of school personnel to protect them. Part 1, "Issues of Freedom," discusses whether students have the right to form LGBT student groups, to express their points of view on LGBT issues,…

Discusses the problems school boards face in determining whether declared homosexuality adversely affects teaching effectiveness in the classroom. Several recent appeals to the courts have been based on an individual's right to privacy. (WM)

Reconceptualization of curriculum theory should focus on an understanding of educational experience and on the analysis and writing of theories that move away from the linear and compartmentalized perspectives that characterize the traditional curriculum field. Issues of gender, including feminist and homosexual perspectives, should also be…

Presents methods of reeducating counselors-in-training about homosexuals. Describes how gay information can be incorporated into various counselor training courses. The primary method suggested is helping students get personally acquainted with gays. (Author/RC)

Reviews and analyzes the expanding corpus of jurisprudence concerning the extent to which gay persons are entitled to redress actions that restrict employment opportunity based solely on the basis of sexual orientation. Available from the Iowa Law Review, University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa 52242; sc $3.50 plus $ .75 postage.…

Examines current legal parameters concerning the institutional response to gay student groups. The issues evolve around First Amendment considerations; egalitarian treatment of all student groups, whether gay or not; educational concerns of the institution; and the balance between the rights of the individual and the prerogatives of the…

In comparing educated, adjusted male homosexuals to educated, adjusted heterosexuals, no differences were found between the groups using the traditional index of homosexuality on the Rorschach. Results suggest the traditional index is not valid and should not be used in clinical settings as a measure to assess homosexuality. (Author)

Present-day prognosis of the outcome of psychosexual therapy is so uncertain that it is ethically unjust either to force individuals into therapy or to deny it to them. Presented at the annual convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Francisco, 13 December 1975. (Author)

Recent developments in homosexual activism regarding employment problems in both the public and private sector are analyzed. Focus is on the law governing private employment, where homosexuals are afforded the least legal protection against discrimination. Available from: the University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California 95053. (LBH)

Examined the relationship between demographic, practice, and cultural variables and rural school nurses' attitudes about AIDS and homosexuality. Data from mailed surveys (N=69) indicated that attitudes about homosexuality were related to nurses' homosexual knowledge and religious beliefs. Attitudes about AIDS were related to nurses' willingness to…