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Towards Queer Literacy in Elementary Education


Towards Queer Literacy in Elementary Education

Always Becoming Allies
Queer Studies and Education

von: Selena E. Van Horn

139,09 €

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 25.11.2022
ISBN/EAN: 9783031170874
Sprache: englisch

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<div>This book blends multiple research studies, historical and current events, reflective teaching examples, and guidance for&nbsp;LGBTQ+ inclusion and queer pedagogy in elementary schools. It is divided into three sections to guide the&nbsp;readers from a broad understanding of the hxstories of LGBTQ+ discriminations, rights, and some communities’ resistance to LGBTQ+ children, teachers, and curriculum to a focused invitation into the author's own reflections, teaching, and discussions with children about LGBTQ+ literature and topics. The volume provides hxstories, theoretical and methodological inquiry, resources, and encouragement for teacher-researchers ready to engage LGBTQ+-inclusion and queer literacy pedagogy in their classrooms, schools, and communities.<br></div><div><br></div>
<p>1.&nbsp;Introduction.- 2.&nbsp;The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same: LGBTQ+&nbsp;(In)equities in the US.- 3.&nbsp;LGBTQ+&nbsp;and Queer Literacy Research: A Review of PK-12 Classrooms and Teacher Preparation.- 4.&nbsp;Marginalizing Queer Identities in a Midwestern Elementary Literacy Curriculum: A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis.- 5.&nbsp;Teachers Becoming Allies: Exploring Texts to Find Our Roles as Literacy Teachers and Researchers.- 6.&nbsp;Queering Tensions in Policies, Curriculum, and Classrooms.- 7.&nbsp;Reading Books and Book Club Members After School.- 8.&nbsp;Putting It to Work.</p><br>
<p><b>Selena E. Van Horn</b>&nbsp;is Associate Professor of Literacy Education and Qualitative Research at California State University, Fresno, USA. She is a former elementary school teacher and continues to research with elementary school teachers and students. She consults for school districts and Educators/administrators interested in LGBTQ+ inclusion and hosts a teacher book club. Her research interests include LGBTQ+-inclusion, queer pedagogy, children’s literature, arts-based research/pedagogy, and working for equity and social justice with teachers.</p>
<p>This book blends multiple research studies, historical and current events, reflective teaching examples, and guidance for&nbsp;LGBTQ+ inclusion and queer pedagogy in elementary schools. It is divided into three sections to guide the&nbsp;readers from a broad understanding of the hxstories of LGBTQ+ discriminations, rights, and some communities’ resistance to LGBTQ+ children, teachers, and curriculum to a focused invitation into the author's own reflections, teaching, and discussions with children about LGBTQ+ literature and topics. The volume provides hxstories, theoretical and methodological inquiry, resources, and encouragement for teacher-researchers ready to engage LGBTQ+-inclusion and queer literacy pedagogy in their classrooms, schools, and communities.</p><p><b>Selena E. Van Horn</b>&nbsp;is Associate Professor of Literacy Education and Qualitative Research at California State University, Fresno, USA. She is a former elementary school teacher and continues to research with elementary school teachers and students. She consults for school districts and Educators/administrators interested in LGBTQ+ inclusion and hosts a teacher book club. Her research interests include LGBTQ+-inclusion, queer pedagogy, children’s literature, arts-based research/pedagogy, and working for equity and social justice with teachers.</p><br>
Highlights multigenre writing, arts-based research, and personal reflections Includes resources and support for teachers working towards inclusion and Queer Pedagogy Provides a historical and sociocontextual view of LGBTQ+ issues in the US