Working with Youth on LGBT Issues: Why Gay-Straight Alliance Advisors Become Involved

Autor/inn/en	Valenti, Maria; Campbell, Rebecca
Titel	Working with Youth on LGBT Issues: Why Gay-Straight Alliance Advisors Become Involved
Quelle	In: Journal of Community Psychology, 37 (2009) 2, S.228-248 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-4392
DOI	10.1002/jcop.20290
Schlagwörter	Citizen Participation; Motivation; Homosexuality; Qualitative Research; Phenomenology; High School Students; Decision Making; Credibility; Clubs; Counselors + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Homosexualität; Qualitative Forschung; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Glaubwürdigkeit; Club; Klub; Counselor; Counsellor; Counsellors; Berater
Abstract	This phenomenological qualitative study explores motivation for citizen participation in a local context by exploring the experiences of Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) club advisors from public high schools. Fourteen advisors from one midwestern state were randomly recruited for participation. Inductive and deductive qualitative analyses elucidated themes and subthemes surrounding the motivation for becoming an advisor. Two major themes that emerged were a protective attitude toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth, a personal connection with sexual minority people/issues. It became clear that deciding to become a GSA advisor was not necessarily an easy decision. Therefore, the decision-making process was analyzed, elucidating themes surrounding worries (possible lack of credibility, fear of job loss, and being accused of recruiting youth to the "gay lifestyle") and security (tenure or protections against being fired, and being married). Limitations and implications for future research and practice are discussed. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10