Gay-Straight Alliances and School Experiences of Sexual Minority Youth

Autor/inn/en	Walls, N. Eugene; Kane, Sarah B.; Wisneski, Hope
Titel	Gay-Straight Alliances and School Experiences of Sexual Minority Youth
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 41 (2010) 3, S.307-332 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X09334957
Schlagwörter	Student Organizations; Homosexuality; Educational Experience; Minority Groups; Youth; Social Support Groups; Educational Research; Comparative Analysis; Measures (Individuals); Statistical Analysis; Surveys; Internet; Dropouts; Social Isolation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student organisations; Schülerorganisation; Studentenorganisation; Studentenvereinigung; Studentenvertretung; Homosexualität; Bildungserfahrung; Ethnische Minderheit; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Messdaten; Statistische Analyse; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Soziale Isolation
Abstract	Recent findings on the impact of gay-straight alliances (GSAs) on the school experiences of sexual minority youth have demonstrated that numerous positive outcomes are associated with attending schools that have such student organizations. Some research attributes the positive impact to shifts in campus climate resulting from recognition and legitimization of GSAs, whereas other research suggests the influence is primarily because of the increased social support that sexual minority youth experience. This study examines how GSAs affect sexual minority youth by comparing school experience variables of three discrete groups of sexual minority students: (a) those who attend schools without GSAs, (b) those who attend schools with GSAs but are not members, and (c) those who attend schools with GSAs of which they are members. Findings suggest that the presence of the GSA positively affects more school experiences than whether or not the sexual minority youth is an actual member of the group. (Contains 6 tables and 5 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10