Continuity and change in the visions of childhood in head start: Implications for early childhood teacher educators |
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| Authors: | Michelle J Neuman |
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| Institution: | National Center for Children and Families, Teachers College , Columbia University , P.O. Box 226, 525 W. 120th Street, New York , NY , 10027 , USA Phone: +1–212–687–3591 E-mail: mjn28@columbia.edu |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTDrawing on an autoethnographic approach, the purpose of this article is to support: 1) teacher educators in thinking about how to mentor sexual minority students as they consider the decision to disclose (or not) their sexual identities in their school placements; and 2) sexual minority students in navigating the decision to disclose (or not) their sexual identities in the context of practicum or student teaching. Early childhood teacher education faculty must be prepared to support sexual minority students in confronting decisions about disclosing their sexual orientation in the context of practicum and student teaching. Though sexual minority educators may choose to seek employment in schools or districts with explicit values about nondiscrimination, preservice teachers may not enjoy similar agency or protection, given that student placements are often dictated by geographic proximity to the university and partnerships with teacher preparation programs. |
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