Skirting the Issue: Teachers' Experiences "Addressing Sexuality in Middle School Language Arts"

Autor/inn/en	Puchner, Laurel; Klein, Nicole Aydt
Titel	Skirting the Issue: Teachers' Experiences "Addressing Sexuality in Middle School Language Arts"
Quelle	In: RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 36 (2012) 1, (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1940-4476
Schlagwörter	Middle School Teachers; Language Arts; Middle Schools; Sexuality; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Curriculum; Teaching Methods; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Teacher Attitudes; Semi Structured Interviews; Fear; Anxiety; Educational Practices; Risk; Teacher Role; Adolescent Literature; Parent Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Teacher; Teachers; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Sprachkultur; Sexualität; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Lehrerverhalten; Furcht; Angst; Bildungspraxis; Risiko; Lehrerrolle; Adolescent; Adolescents; Literature; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; literatur; Elternverhalten
Abstract	The goal of this study was to examine perceptions, attitudes, and reported practices of a group of middle level Language Arts teachers concerning sexuality-related issues. Through interviews with 15 teachers, the study found that sexuality was in one sense pervasive, as it came up frequently in the teachers' practice. Yet at the same time the teachers worked hard to avoid the topic of sexuality, even if they believed discussion of sexuality issues could be beneficial. We found a benefit-risk tension that some of the teachers faced on a regular basis, as they struggled with the question of whether directly addressing sexuality was worth the risk. The teachers' testimonies illustrate the extent to which they repress discussion of sexuality. However, because many of the teachers believed in a more direct approach with students, the findings indicate that small changes, such as breaking the silence around sexuality in teacher education and among school faculty and staff, might make a significant positive difference. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10