LGBTQ Students... Creating Safe & Supportive Learning Environments

State of Michigan

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State of Michigan. State Board of Education Statement and Guidance on Safe and Supportive Learning Environments for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Students. State of Michigan, September 2016, p2-3.

Update
Understanding How School-Based Interventions Can
Tackle LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health Inequality: A Realist Approach

McDermott, E., Kaley, A., Kaner, E., Limmer, M., McGovern, R., McNulty, F., Nelson, R., Geijer-Simpson, E., & Spencer, L. (2023). Understanding How School-Based Interventions Can Tackle LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health Inequality: A Realist Approach. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(5), 4274. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054274
Reviewed 2023

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Fantus, S., & Newman, P. A. (2020). Promoting a positive school climate for sexual and gender minority youth through a systems approach: A theory-informed qualitative study. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. Advance online publication.

Heck, N. C., Poteat, V. P., & Goodenow, C. S. (2016). Advances in research with LGBTQ youth in schools. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 3(4), 381–385.

Reeve, J. (2013). How students create motivationally supportive learning environments for themselves: The concept of agentic engagement. Journal of Educational Psychology, 105(3), 579–595.

Sotardi, V. A., Surtees, N., Vincent, K., & Johnston, H. (2021). Belonging and adjustment for LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ students during the social transition to university. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.

Woodford, M. R., Kulick, A., Garvey, J. C., Sinco, B. R., & Hong, J. S. (2018). LGBTQ policies and resources on campus and the experiences and psychological well-being of sexual minority college students: Advancing research on structural inclusion. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 5(4), 445–456.

Online Continuing Education QUESTION 10
When do students report feeling safer at school? To select and enter your answer go to CE Test.