Improving queer history knowledge and perspective-taking toward LGBTQ+ people: There's an app for that
Date
2024
Authors
Harley, Jason M.
Lou, Nigel Mantou
Ahn, Byunghoon “Tony”
Liu, Yang S.
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Publisher
Teaching and Teacher Education
Abstract
Minority history education can support perspective-taking which is linked to decreasing stereotypes and prejudice. A pre-test post-test randomized control trial study with 114 pre-service teachers was conducted to examine the role of queer history instruction to improve learners’ self-reported perspective-taking toward LGBTQ + minorities and knowledge of queer history. Participants in the Edmonton Queer History App (vs. control) condition learned significantly more and reported higher levels of perspective-taking towards both sexual orientation (SO) and gender identity (GI) minority members. Mediation analysis showed that learning outcome explained the effect of the app condition on the increase of perspective-taking towards SO (but not GI).
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We thank Murray Billett, Brad Fraser, Darrin Hagen, the Honorable Judge Julie Lloyd, Elizabeth Massiah, Michael Phair, and Dr. Lorne Warneke for generously sharing their time, experiences, and historical perspectives in interviews that helped inform the development of the Edmonton Queer History App. We also thank Dr. Susanne P. Lajoie, Dr. Andre P. Grace, Chayse Haldane, Andrea Whittaker, and Brea McLaughlin for their support in the development and/or early research with the app. Acknowledgements to all individuals who contributed to various stages of the app’s development (e.g., interviews, multimedia content sharing, etc) are made within the Edmonton Queer History App—thank you! The desktop version of the EQH app can be accessed here: https://izi.travel/en/0468-edmonton-queer-history-app/en.
Keywords
app, Empathy, LGBTQ, perspective-taking, queer history
Citation
Harley, J. M., Lou, N. M., Ahn, B., Liu, Y. S. (2024). Improving queer history knowledge and perspective-taking toward LGBTQ+ people: There's an app for that. Teaching and Teacher Education, 143, 104545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2024.104545