TY - JOUR
T1 - Good morning, I'm heterosexual
T2 - A case in the closet in rural Australia
AU - Downey, Belinda
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = Education in Rural Australia. ISSNs: 1036-0026;
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - The paper uses interview data from a case study about a teacher in rural Australia, to examine and think critically about issues related to sexuality and their connection to schooling in rural and regional settings. The project examines the negative images of closeted gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) teachers discussed in the research literature by exploring four participants' perceptions of these views. An aim was to discover the reasons behind why Australian gay educators choose to remain 'closeted' or not in the workplace. Another was to investigate if the existing research was portraying a broadly conceived impression of how closeted educators feel about their choices and the concurrent lifestyle that it entails.
AB - The paper uses interview data from a case study about a teacher in rural Australia, to examine and think critically about issues related to sexuality and their connection to schooling in rural and regional settings. The project examines the negative images of closeted gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) teachers discussed in the research literature by exploring four participants' perceptions of these views. An aim was to discover the reasons behind why Australian gay educators choose to remain 'closeted' or not in the workplace. Another was to investigate if the existing research was portraying a broadly conceived impression of how closeted educators feel about their choices and the concurrent lifestyle that it entails.
M3 - Article
SN - 1036-0026
VL - 11
SP - 33
EP - 43
JO - Education in Rural Australia
JF - Education in Rural Australia
IS - 2
ER -