Challenging Homophobia and Heterosexism: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Issues New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 112

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Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-01-09
Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
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Summary

This volume is designed for professionals interested in building safe and inclusive work and learning environments for adults related to sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. It explores sexual identity development in the workplace through the lens of transformational learning theory and opens new ways to think about career development. Readers will gain knowledge, skills, tools, and resources to:Identify sexual minority needsCultivate networks and ally groups in work settings for those in the sexual minorityDismantle the lavender ceiling that prevents sexual minority mobility in organizationsInterrogate heterosexual privilege and fight homophobiaDesign and implement nonharrassment and antidiscrimination policiesAchieve domestic partner benefitsBuild best practices into organizational strategies This is the 112th issue of New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, a quarterly journal published by Jossey-Bass.Click here to view the entire listing of titles for New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education.

Table of Contents

Editor's Notesp. 1
What's It Like to Be Queer Here?p. 7
A Transformative Learning Perspective of Continuing Sexual Identity Development in the Workplacep. 17
Straight Privilege and Moral/izing: Issues in Career Developmentp. 29
Lesbians: Identifying, Facing, and Navigating the Double Bind of Sexual Orientation and Gender in Organizational Settingsp. 41
The Quest for a Queer Inclusive Cultural Ethics: Setting Directions for Teachers' Preservice and Continuing Professional Developmentp. 51
Difficult Dilemmas: The Meaning and Dynamics of Being Out in the Classroomp. 63
Using Policy to Drive Organizational Changep. 73
LGBTQ Issues in Organizational Settings: What HRD Professionals Need to Know and Dop. 85
Queer Challenges in Organizational Settings: Complexity, Paradox, and Contradictionp. 97
Indexp. 103
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