Research Opportunity: Identities & Teaching. #teacheredchat #ntchat #teacherprep #walkmyworld
Dear Student,
Do you plan to be a teacher? Do you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex (lgbtqi)? Are you interested in talking more about how your sexual orientation and your professional life may intersect? As a former lesbian teacher, the wife of a lesbian high school teacher, and a professor who works with future teachers, I have lived the decision of coming our or not coming out in schools from a few different perspectives.
If you are in a teacher preparation program and you identify as lgbtqi, I would like to invite you to participate in a research study entitled, “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Teachers' Decisions Around Disclosure of their Sexual Identity.” I would like to know more about how other lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer teachers talk about (or not) their sexual orientation in their professional lives. More importantly, I would like to share that information with future teachers who identify as lgbtqi.
If you are willing to participate, I will ask you to attend a focus group to talk about your experiences, to read about lesbian and gay teachers’ experiences, and to comment on those experiences. The focus group will last approximately one hour, and you will not be compensated for your time. Your participation will have no bearing on any course grades. If you choose to participate, you will have the chance to talk to other future teachers who are lgbtqi and to learn from the stories of gay and lesbian teachers who are already in the classroom.
If you are willing to participate, please either email me at laura.a.bower@gmail.com orbowerL2@southernct.edu or call me at 203-392-7298. Feel free to email me from your SCSU email address or from a personal email address.
Thanks for considering,
Dr. Bower-Phipps
