Out of the classroom closet: why only some gay and lesbian teachers are out

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dc.contributor.authorLecky, Duane Joseph
dc.contributor.supervisorHarris, Carol E.
dc.contributor.supervisorClover, Darlene E.
dc.date.accessioned2009-08-19T15:32:48Z
dc.date.available2009-08-19T15:32:48Z
dc.date.copyright2009en
dc.date.issued2009-08-19T15:32:48Z
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractCanada and British Columbia have legislation in place to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination based on their sexual orientation. A growing number of BC school districts have policy protecting gays and lesbians. However, some gay and lesbian teachers still hide their sexual orientation. Organizational theory recognizes that formal rules do not define the organization. In-depth interviews with 13 gay and lesbian teachers indicate that they would rather not maintain their classroom closets; but that they needed to know that they would be safe coming out. The methodology followed the tradition of narrative inquiry by collecting stories. Initial recruitment was through email, print, and word-of-mouth advertising. An on-line form was used to filter prospective participants to include urban, rural, Muslim, Catholic, closeted, and politically active participants. The great silence with respect to gays and lesbians in the workforce, paired with a history of negative messages needs to be offset by the frequent and ubiquitous dissemination of positive messages.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/1531
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben
dc.subjectgayen
dc.subjectlesbianen
dc.subjecthomosexualityen
dc.subjectgay teacheren
dc.subjectcoming outen
dc.subjectnarrativeen
dc.subjectnarrative inquiryen
dc.subjectCanadaen
dc.subjectBritish Columbiaen
dc.subjectBCen
dc.subjectsexual orientationen
dc.subjectdiscriminationen
dc.subjectschool policyen
dc.subjectOrganizational theoryen
dc.subjectIn-depth interviewsen
dc.subjectqualitativeen
dc.subjectrecruitment techniquesen
dc.subjecton-line formen
dc.subjectanonymous participantsen
dc.subjectanonymous interviewen
dc.subjectqueeren
dc.subjectgay rightsen
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Education::School management and organizationen
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Education::Educational psychologyen
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Education::Educational sociologyen
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Education::Teachers--Training ofen
dc.titleOut of the classroom closet: why only some gay and lesbian teachers are outen
dc.typeThesisen

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