Students’ Perspectives on LGBTQ-Inclusive Curriculum

Equity and Excellence in Education

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 249-265

  Snapp, Shannon D ^a   Burdge, Hilary ^b   Licona, Adela C ^a   Moody, Raymond L ^c   Russell, Stephen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Gay Straight Alliance Network   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84929253541     PISSN: 10665684     EISSN: 15473457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10665684.2015.1025614     Document Type: Article

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