This book addresses policy research on homophobic and transphobic bullying in schools. It covers quantitative and qualitative research into policy impacts for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex students. It draws on a large-scale Australian study of the impacts of different kinds of policy at the national, state, sector and school level. The study covers over 80 policies, interviews with key policy informants and survey data from 3,134 GLBTIQ students. Since new guidelines were released by UNESCO, homophobic and transphobic bullying in schools has become a key area of interest...

This Briefs is the first national study on female-to-male (FtM) transgender people's experiences in Australia. It describes an extensive study that fills the current gap in Australian research on the specific experiences and beliefs about transition for contemporary Australian FtM transgender people. Following an overview of current literature on the various aspects of and approaches to transgender issues, this briefs describes in detail the design, participants and findings of the study. The Briefs offers useful statistics and stories related to participants' identities, education, health,...

This book addresses policy research on homophobic and transphobic bullying in schools. It covers quantitative and qualitative research into policy impacts for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex students. It draws on a large-scale Australian study of the impacts of different kinds of policy at the national, state, sector and school level. The study covers over 80 policies, interviews with key policy informants and survey data from 3,134 GLBTIQ students. Since new guidelines were released by UNESCO, homophobic and transphobic bullying in schools has become a key area of interest...

Lea will es tun. Sie wird ihren Bruder und ihren Vater an das FBI ausliefern und danach mit Jax untertauchen. Doch sie zogert, denn sie furchtet um das Leben von Juno, der Schwester ihrer Freundin Chrissa. Jetzt muss Lea sich entscheiden - fur die Familie oder fur Jax, der seinerseits grosse Risiken auf sich nimmt. Vom FBI im Stich gelassen, bleibt ihnen wieder nur eine Moglichkeit: sie mussen weglaufen, so schnell sie konnen ..."

Lea ist allein. Sie weiss nicht, was aus Jax geworden ist, nachdem sie untertauchen musste. Inzwischen lebt sie in Las Vegas und arbeitet in einer Autowerkstatt. Doch die Vergangenheit holt sie schneller ein, als Lea gedacht hat. Plotzlich soll sie Entscheidungen treffen, die nicht nur uber ihre Zukunft bestimmen, sondern auch daruber, ob sie noch einmal glucklich werden darf ... "Schmerz" ist der dritte Teil und Abschluss der Obsessed-Trilogie. Obsessed 1 - Verfuhrung Obsessed 2 - Hingabe Obsessed 3 - Schmerz"

This book examines how Performance or Outcomes Based Funding (POBF) policies impact racial equity in higher education. Through POBF, public colleges and universities receive state funding through formulas that no longer rely solely on student enrollment, but are instead based on student outcomes.

A research-based best practice guide for professionals that work with trans and gender variant youth. Acting as a reference for practitioners, students and researchers, this book covers four key areas - mental, physical, sexual and social health - providing essential info and outlining professionals' roles under these headings.