A Program Review of a Middle School Gay-Straight Alliance Club

Autor/inn/en	Quasha, Scott; McCabe, Paul C.; Ortiz, Samuel O.
Titel	A Program Review of a Middle School Gay-Straight Alliance Club
Quelle	In: School Psychology Forum, 8 (2014) 1, S.91-102 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1938-2243
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Clubs; Social Support Groups; Homosexuality; Sexual Orientation; Sexual Identity; Comparative Analysis; Questionnaires; Program Effectiveness; Educational Environment; Social Discrimination; Student Needs; High Schools; Middle Schools; Teacher Surveys; Administrator Surveys; Attitude Measures; School Personnel; Statistical Analysis; Bullying + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Club; Klub; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Homosexualität; Sexuelle Orientierung; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Fragebogen; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; High school; Oberschule; Schulpersonal; Statistische Analyse; Mobbing
Abstract	This program review examined a middle school Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) club within a northeastern suburban school situated in a large metropolitan area. The GSA was the first in the region to start exclusively in a standalone middle school. The review was accomplished through a staff survey comparing school climates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) students at this middle school with a demographically matched middle school without a GSA club in the same region. Staff at the middle school with the GSA club also completed a semi-structured questionnaire to evaluate further how the GSA club affected the school environment since its inception. Results indicated the middle school with the GSA club had a more welcoming environment for LGBTQ students in a variety of categories compared to the middle school without a GSA. The establishment of a GSA club and impact on the school are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01