Transgender People and Education

• Main Authors: Bartholomaeus, Clare (Author), Riggs, Damien W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Sociology.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Educational psychology.; Sex (Psychology).; Gender expression.; Gender identity.; Pedagogic Psychology.; Gender Studies.; Child and School Psychology.; Schools and Schooling.

This book provides a comprehensive account of the educational experiences of students, parents, and educators—both transgender and cisgender—in the context of current debates about the inclusion of transgender people in schools. Drawing on critiques of cisgenderism and emphasizing the importance of...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Transgender Young People
• 3. Cisgender Young People
• 4. Cisgender Parents
• 5. Transgender Parents
• 6. Educators
• 7. School Counselors
• 8. Conclusion.