Rudoe, N. 2018. Lesbian and gay teachers and sex/uality education policy enactment in schools. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 39 (6), pp. 926-940. https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2017.1310085
| Title | Lesbian and gay teachers and sex/uality education policy enactment in schools |
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| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Rudoe, N. |
| Abstract | This paper examines lesbian and gay teachers’ identities and experiences in schools in the context of school policies relating to homophobia and to sex and sexuality education. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with twelve lesbian and gay teachers working in English and Welsh schools, and using Ball, Maguire and Braun’s (2012) concept of ‘policy enactment’, I analyse the ways in which school policies around homo/bi/trans-phobic bullying and sex/uality education and their enactment are perceived by lesbian and gay teachers. The article examines teachers’ personal experiences in relation to sexuality in school, and then broadens out into related issues for pupils and a discussion of the varied approaches to sex and relationships education in the schools. I argue that the enactment of these policies is not straightforward, and that they could be better supported by a more inclusive and comprehensive sexuality education curriculum. |
| Keywords | lesbian and gay teachers; sexuality education; sex and relationships education; homophobia; policy; school |
| Journal | Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education |
| Journal citation | 39 (6), pp. 926-940 |
| ISSN | 0159-6306 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Accepted author manuscript | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2017.1310085 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published online | 07 Apr 2017 |
| Published in print | 2018 |