TY - JOUR
T1 - Experiences of educators who identify as lesbian, gay, and bisexual
AU - Simons, Jack D.
AU - Hahn, Sarah
AU - Pope, Mark
AU - Russell, Stephen T.
N1 - Funding Information:
Research reported in this article is part of the Generations Study, supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the National Institutes of Health under award number R01HD078526. The authors thank the interviewers and field research workers and recognize the contribution of Heather Cole, Stephanie Farrell, Jessica Fish, Janae Hubbard, Evan Krueger, Quinlyn Morrow, Jose M. Rodas, James Thing, Antonio Cintron, and Erin Toolis.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The focus of the phenomenological qualitative study was on the lived experiences of U.S. educators who identified as lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB). Life story data regarding stress, coping, and identity were gathered, triangulated, and analyzed from 24 U.S. educators who identified as LGB teachers, mentors, and coaches. Four themes resulted: (a) subscribing to a helping identity, (b) being effective as an educator, (c) experiencing different levels of support, and (d) being out about sexual orientation to different degrees. Recommendations for future research are provided.
AB - The focus of the phenomenological qualitative study was on the lived experiences of U.S. educators who identified as lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB). Life story data regarding stress, coping, and identity were gathered, triangulated, and analyzed from 24 U.S. educators who identified as LGB teachers, mentors, and coaches. Four themes resulted: (a) subscribing to a helping identity, (b) being effective as an educator, (c) experiencing different levels of support, and (d) being out about sexual orientation to different degrees. Recommendations for future research are provided.
KW - Educators
KW - LGBT
KW - lived experiences
KW - phenomenology
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U2 - 10.1080/10538720.2021.1875947
DO - 10.1080/10538720.2021.1875947
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85100248300
SN - 1053-8720
VL - 33
SP - 300
EP - 319
JO - Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
JF - Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
IS - 3
ER -