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

By Michele Dow

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