The institutional climate for lesbian, gay and bisexual education faculty: What is the pivotal frame of reference?

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-37

  Sears, James T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational homophobia; Gay lesbian educators; Institutional homophobia; Professional discrimination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BISEXUALITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHOBIA; SCHOOL; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEACHER;

BISEXUALITY; DATA COLLECTION; FACULTY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SOCIAL CONDITIONS;

EID: 0036920294     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v43n01_02     Document Type: Article

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