TY - JOUR
T1 - Playing it up, playing it down, playing it safe : queering teacher education
AU - Robinson, Kerry H.
AU - Ferfolja, Tania
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The impact of homophobia and heterosexism on the e/quality of schooling experiences for many students and teachers in Australia places a responsibility on teacher education institutions to incorporate anti-homophobia and anti-heterosexist education in their courses. This discussion, based on research undertaken in universities across New South Wales, Australia, explores pre-service teacher educators' perceptions of the importance and relevance of including anti-homophobia and anti-heterosexist education in teacher education courses. It examines how the application or avoidance of addressing these issues is a result of their positioning in discourses of personal investment and social justice, as well as their articulation in curriculum.
AB - The impact of homophobia and heterosexism on the e/quality of schooling experiences for many students and teachers in Australia places a responsibility on teacher education institutions to incorporate anti-homophobia and anti-heterosexist education in their courses. This discussion, based on research undertaken in universities across New South Wales, Australia, explores pre-service teacher educators' perceptions of the importance and relevance of including anti-homophobia and anti-heterosexist education in teacher education courses. It examines how the application or avoidance of addressing these issues is a result of their positioning in discourses of personal investment and social justice, as well as their articulation in curriculum.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/555804
U2 - 10.1016/j.tate.2007.11.004
DO - 10.1016/j.tate.2007.11.004
M3 - Article
SN - 0742-051X
VL - 24
SP - 846
EP - 858
JO - Teaching and Teacher Education
JF - Teaching and Teacher Education
IS - 4
ER -
