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En skola för alla? En kvalitativ studie om skolkuratorers syn på hbtq-arbetet i skolan

Delin, Anders LU and Överström, Cecilia LU (2018) SOPA63 20172
School of Social Work
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate school counselors approach towards, and experience of, working with lgbtq in school. The survey was conducted through semi-structured interviews with six school counselors working with students in age six-fifteen and sixteen-eighteen. The result of the study showed that all school counselors experienced the school environment as excluding for lgbtq-students. The school counselors who showed an interest in the question also showed a deeper understanding of the problem. They regarded themselves as an important part of changing the prerequisites for these students by introducing a norm critical work at school. The ones not showing an interest in the question considered that the responsibility for this... (More)
The aim of this study was to investigate school counselors approach towards, and experience of, working with lgbtq in school. The survey was conducted through semi-structured interviews with six school counselors working with students in age six-fifteen and sixteen-eighteen. The result of the study showed that all school counselors experienced the school environment as excluding for lgbtq-students. The school counselors who showed an interest in the question also showed a deeper understanding of the problem. They regarded themselves as an important part of changing the prerequisites for these students by introducing a norm critical work at school. The ones not showing an interest in the question considered that the responsibility for this work was the management’s or other school staff’s. These school counselors’ attendances were to support the individuals and to ensure that the students were not exposed to abusive behavior. (Less)
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author
Delin, Anders LU and Överström, Cecilia LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20172
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
school counselor, lgbtq, heteronormativity, gender
language
Swedish
id
8932900
date added to LUP
2018-01-31 13:36:10
date last changed
2018-01-31 13:36:10
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to investigate school counselors approach towards, and experience of, working with lgbtq in school. The survey was conducted through semi-structured interviews with six school counselors working with students in age six-fifteen and sixteen-eighteen. The result of the study showed that all school counselors experienced the school environment as excluding for lgbtq-students. The school counselors who showed an interest in the question also showed a deeper understanding of the problem. They regarded themselves as an important part of changing the prerequisites for these students by introducing a norm critical work at school. The ones not showing an interest in the question considered that the responsibility for this work was the management’s or other school staff’s. These school counselors’ attendances were to support the individuals and to ensure that the students were not exposed to abusive behavior.}},
  author       = {{Delin, Anders and Överström, Cecilia}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{En skola för alla? En kvalitativ studie om skolkuratorers syn på hbtq-arbetet i skolan}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}