Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14398
Title: | The Erasure of Bisexual Students in Australian Education Policy and Practice | Contributor(s): | Jones, Tiffany (author); Hillier, Lynne (author) | Publication Date: | 2014 | DOI: | 10.1080/15299716.2014.872465 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14398 | Abstract: | The recent release of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) booklets, policy, and practice guidance on homophobic bullying in schools represents a distinct shift in how diverse student sexualities are conceptualized in education. Schools are now increasingly addressing the issue of homophobia in official policies. Such policies can include spaces for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer (GLBTIQ), and other related student subjects. This article considers the extent to which bisexual subjectivity is reflected in Australian education policies, sexuality education practices, and school provisions. Analysis is based on a review of over 80 Australian education policies and data from a national Australian survey on GLBTIQ students aged 14-21. The article compares the general invisibility of bisexuality in education policy to its increased prevalence across GLBTIQ student identities and experiences, particularly among girls. Issues and practice ideals unique to policies and school's treatment of bisexual students are reflected on. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of Bisexuality, 14(1), p. 53-74 | Publisher: | Routledge | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1529-9724 1529-9716 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 130308 Gender, Sexuality and Education | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 390406 Gender, sexuality and education | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 930501 Education and Training Systems Policies and Development | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 160205 Policies and development | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15299716.2014.872465#.UwbAE-_NvmQ | Description: | Reprinted in Pallotta-Chiarolli, M. (2015). Bisexuality in Education: Erasure, Exclusion and the Absence of Intersectionality. Routledge, p. 51-71. |
---|---|
Appears in Collections: | Journal Article |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format |
---|
SCOPUSTM
Citations
13
checked on May 20, 2023
Page view(s)
1,004
checked on Mar 8, 2023
Items in Research UNE are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.