It’s elementary in appalachia: Helping prospective teachers and their students understand sexuality and gender

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-71

  Swartz, Patti Capel ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachia; Children's literature; Heterosexism; Homophobia; Homosexuality; Language arts; Name calling; Naturalization of heterosexuality; Teacher education programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956840845     PISSN: 15410889     EISSN: 15410870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J367v01n01_04     Document Type: Article

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