Abstract
This report details the findings from a 2013 nationwide survey of sexuality and gender diverse Australian secondary school students entitled the Free2Be? project. The name, while also intended to be catchy and easy for young people to remember, was designed to address the fundamental project question for participants: Is school a place where it is safe to be yourself?; Are you free to be you? The project’s core aims were to 1) gain a better understanding of how sexuality and gender diverse students experience their school’s ethos, referred to here as school climate, with regards to sexuality and gender diversity in the broad sense, and to 2) investigate links between students’ reported school climate and various measures of their school wellbeing and associated academic outcomes. This research complements and extends numerous recent Australian studies which highlight both the structural discrimination experienced by some sexuality and gender diverse students as well as the positive impact of a supportive school environment, as experienced by others.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Penrith, N.S.W. |
| Publisher | University of Western Sydney |
| Commissioning body | Geoscience Australia |
| Number of pages | 49 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781741083736 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Bibliographical note
This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the author. Requests and enquires concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to Jacqueline Ullman, 1797 Locked Bag, Penrith, NSW 2151, Australia.Keywords
- Australia
- gay high school students
- homophobia in schools
- lesbian high school students