Getting ready for Benjamin : preparing teachers for sexual diversity in the classroom / edited by Rita M. Kissen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kissen, Rita M.

Series:

Curriculum, cultures, and (homo)sexualities

Curriculum, cultures, and (homo)sexualities series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homosexuality and education--United States.

Homosexuality and education.

Homophobia in higher education.

United States.

Teachers--Training of--United States.

Teachers.

Teachers--Training of.

Homophobia in higher education--United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 266 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2002]

Summary:

This book argues that issues of sexual diversity are inextricably interwoven into the basic concerns of pre-service teacher education.

The essays in this volume range from an analysis of gay stereotypes in teacher education textbooks, to a discussion of queer multiculturalism, to personal accounts by lesbian and gay teacher educators and heterosexual allies who are challenging homophobia and heterosexism in their own classrooms and programs. All agree that education for sexual diversity is as important as education about all other forms of difference, and that future teachers need to know how to create safe spaces for lesbian and gay students, along with the children of gay families who are increasingly a part of the classroom landscape.

Contents:

The challenges of gay topics in teacher education : politics, content, and pedagogy / Arthur Lipkin

"But no one in the class is gay" : countering invisibility and creating allies in teacher education programs / Diana Straut and Mara Sapon-Shevin

What do we do in physical education? / Michael Gard

"Pedophiles and deviants": exploring issues of sexuality, masculinity, and normalization in the lives of male teacher candidates / Deborah P. Berrill and Wayne Martino

Homophobia in the schools : student teachers' perceptions and preparation to respond / Jane A. Page and Delores D. Liston

Education by association : the shortcomings of discourses of privacy and civility in anti-homophobia education / Cris Mayo

The gay ghetto in the geography of education textbooks / Allison J. Young and Michael J. Middleton

"Talking about inclusion like it's for everyone" : sexual diversity and the inclusive schooling movement / Paula Kluth and Kevin P. Colleary

Revisioning multiculturalism in teacher education : isn't it queer? / Will Letts

Queer developments in teacher education : addressing sexual diversity, homophobia, and heterosexism / Tim Bedford

Getting to the heart of teaching for diversity / Genet Simone

How my teacher education program failed / "Starr"

Visibility, invisibility, and "the thickness of nondivesity" : what I learned from Karen / Rita M. Kissen and Karen Phillips

Heteronormativity and common sense in science (teacher) education / Steve Fifield and Howard (Lee) Swain

"I was afraid he would label me gay if I stood up for gays" : the experience of lesbian and gay elementary education credential candidates at a rural state university / Eric Rofes

Teacher educators and the multicultural closet : the impact of gay and lesbian content on an undergraduate teacher education seminar / James R. King and Roger Brindley

Can of worms : a queer TA in teacher ed. / Karleen Pendleton Jiménez

I'm everywoman : multiple identities as part of the diversity curriculum / Karen Glasgow

Campus dyke meets teacher education : a marriage made in social justice heaven / Ronni Sanlo.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0742516768

0742516776

OCLC:

50417242