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Burford, James, Lucassen, Mathijs F. G. and Hamilton, Thomas (2017) Evaluating a gender diversity workshop to promote positive learning environments. Journal of LGBT Youth, 14 (2). pp. 211-227. doi:10.1080/19361653.2016.1264910 ISSN 1936-1653.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2016.1264910
Abstract
Drawing on data from an Aotearoa/New Zealand study of more than 230 secondary students, this article evaluates the potential of a 60-min gender diversity workshop to address bullying and promote positive environments for learning. Students completed pre- and postworkshop questionnaires. The authors used descriptive statistics to summarize results and conducted t-tests to assess the statistical significance of changes from before the workshop to immediately after the workshop. The authors used thematic analysis to analyze open-ended questionnaire responses. In summary, 237 students (M age = 13.7 years) attending 10 workshops participated in the study. More than 80% of students thought the gender diversity workshop would reduce bullying in schools, and 94% of participants reported that they would recommend the workshop to other young people. There was a significant increase in valuing (p < .001) and understanding (p < .001) gender-diverse people before and after the workshop. School cultures were largely perceived to be hard for gender-diverse students; however, many respondents reported a desire to be supportive of their gender-diverse peers. Reducing bullying related to gender identity and expression is very likely to have a positive effect on the mental health and educational achievement of young people. Brief diversity workshops, as a part of a wider suite of educational reforms, have the potential to create safer environments for learning.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of LGBT Youth | ||||||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1936-1653 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 2017 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 14 | ||||||||
Number: | 2 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 211-227 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/19361653.2016.1264910 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
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