Transgender Educators - Understanding Marginalization Through an Intersectional Lens

This book is a call to action for justice for a marginalized community: transgender educators. The author argues that despite the increased visibility and pockets of acceptance of transgender people in general, transgender educators face job loss, loss of family members, poverty, and isolation by their school communities.

List of contents

Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Trans Teachers and Trans Youth
Chapter Three: Positive Developments
Chapter Four: Methodology
Chapter Five: Historical Context of Transgender Educators
Chapter Six: Transgender Employment Discrimination
Chapter Seven: Coming Out in the Workplace
Chapter Eight: Laws Pertaining to Transgender People
Chapter Nine: Interviews of Transgender Educators
Chapter Ten: Findings
Chapter Eleven: Results
Chapter Twelve: Interview Data Analysis
Chapter Thirteen: Transgender Educators and Practical Solutions

About the author

Michele Dow is adjunct professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Summary

This book is a call to action for justice for a marginalized community: transgender educators. The author argues that despite the increased visibility and pockets of acceptance of transgender people in general, transgender educators face job loss, loss of family members, poverty, and isolation by their school communities.

Product details

• Authors: Michele Dow
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781793614094
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-409-4
• No. of pages: 164
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Special education; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; EDUCATION / Inclusive Education, EDUCATION / Classroom Management, Gender studies, gender groups, Educational strategies and policy: inclusion, Inclusive education / mainstreaming, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies, Intersectional;LGBT;Queer Studies;Social Justice;Transgender