Easing the transition for queer student teachers from program to field: implications for teacher education.
Tensions exist between what some queer student teachers experience in the university setting, their lives in schools during field placements, and upon graduation. We describe a series of workshops designed for queer student teachers and their allies that were conducted prior to field placement. Participants revealed high degrees of satisfaction with the program and increased feelings of personal and professional self-efficacy. Participants reported high levels of experienced homophobia in their academic programs; as such, the workshops were a valuable "safe space." These workshops appear to fill a significant gap for queer students and their allies in teacher preparation programs.
a Department of Integrated Studies in Education , McGill University , Montreal , Quebec , Canada.
Fiona J
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Benson
Nathan Grant
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Smith
Tara
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Flanagan
D000328:Adult; D004493:Education; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D063509:Homophobia; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult