Uplifting Gender and Sexuality Education Research

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jones, Tiffany (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Coll, Leanne (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), van Leent, Lisa (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Taylor, Yvette (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education,
• Subjects: Gender identity in education.; Higher education.; Sociology.; Education-Research.; Gender and Education.; Higher Education.; Gender Studies.; Research Methods in Education.
• Physical Description: XXX, 317 p. 25 illus., 13 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783030242053
• ISSN: 2524-6445
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-24205-3

This book showcases and celebrates the work of Gender and Sexuality Education scholars in order to challenge current negative interpretations of the field, and work towards new shared visions. The editors and contributors call for, affirm and offer examples of pathways towards exciting and dynamic collaborative work in Gender and Sexuality in Education. In doing so, they also acknowledge the various complexities of this field, and detail the context-specific barriers faced by academics and activists. Drawing upon a range of global case studies, this book sets out information and advice from cross-sector experts to set an agenda of mutual supportiveness, and to smooth pathways for future collaboration. Above all, this book is a call to action to uplift the field - and each other - in challenging environments. This ground-breaking book will be of interest and value to scholars of Gender and Sexuality Education research. .