LGBT Educators' Perceptions of School Climate From 2007 to 2017 and Implications for School and District Leaders

• In Event: Investigating School Leaders' Skills, Perspectives, Development, and Decision Making

Abstract

Historically, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender educators have experienced various challenges in the workplace environment, while school leaders have needed to consider the community norms when working with a school and its community. This paper will compare quantitative and qualitative analyses of three studies related to the workplace climate for LGBT educators to inform educational leaders’ actions in supporting these teachers. The 2017 iteration extended previous research by investigating how the rates of perceived support, perceived safety, and experienced homophobia and/or transphobia have changed over an 11 year span and three iterations of the study.

Authors

• Tiffany Wright, Millersville University of Pennsylvania

• Nancy Smith, Millersville University of Pennsylvania