From liberal acceptance to intolerance: discourses on sexual diversity in schools by portuguese young People

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2018

Authors

Hugo Santos (Author) FPCEUP; Sofia Marques da Silva (Author) FPCEUP; Isabel Menezes (Author) FPCEUP

Journal

Title: Journal of Social Science Education

Vol. 17 No. 1

Pages: 55-65

ISSN: 1618-5293

Publisher: Bielefeld University

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00P-1RG

DOI: 10.4119/unibi/jsse-v17-i1-1655

Abstract (EN): Purpose: This article explores different strands of educational discourse about sexual diversity in Portuguese schools, from the students¿ perspectives. Method: The methodological approach consisted in conducting focus groups discussions: 36 with 232 young students (H = 106, M = 126) in 12 public secondary schools. Findings: Students reveal a polyphony of discourses that gravitate between liberal acceptance, conditional acceptance and intolerance. Research implications: Attention is drawn not only to discriminatory processes that question school as a democratic place for LGBT youth, but also to the gap between what is legally decreed and a lack of know-how in the approach to sexual diversity in school.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific