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Dennis A. Francis - Troubling the Teaching and Learning of Gender and Sexuality Diversity in South African Education - 9781137530264 - V9781137530264
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Troubling the Teaching and Learning of Gender and Sexuality Diversity in South African Education

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Description for Troubling the Teaching and Learning of Gender and Sexuality Diversity in South African Education Hardback. Series: Queer Studies and Education. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFSK; JNA; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 334.

In this book, Francis highlights the tension between inclusion and sexual orientation, using this tension as an entry to explore how LGB youth experience schooling.  Drawing on research with teachers and LGB youth, this book troubles the teaching and learning of sexuality diversity and, by doing so, provides a critical exploration and analysis of how curriculum, pedagogy, and policy reproduces compulsory heterosexuality in schools.  The book makes visible the challenges of teaching sexuality diversity in South African schools while highlighting its potential for rethinking conceptions of the social and cultural representations ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
Series
Queer Studies and Education
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137530264
SKU
V9781137530264
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Dennis A. Francis
Dennis A. Francis is a former Dean of Education and currently Professor of Sociology at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He has published extensively in the areas of gender and sexuality diversity and schooling.         

Reviews for Troubling the Teaching and Learning of Gender and Sexuality Diversity in South African Education
“Given the accessible language usage and clear layout, Francis’ book is a welcome contribution to studies on sexual diversity in education contexts. It provides established scholars, students, and novice researchers with a critically engaged and insider’s exploration and demarcation of the challenges and possibilities for LGB youth in South African schools through a critical pedagogic approach to the schools’ curricula.” ... Read more

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