Ullman, Jacqueline, Manlik, Kate, and Ferfolja, Tania (2024) Supporting the Inclusion of Gender and Sexuality Diversity in Schools: Auditing Australian Education Departmental Policies. The Australian Educational Researcher, 51. pp. 2049-2068.

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Abstract

While school policies are not a panacea, gender and sexuality diversity-inclusive policies have the potential to relieve educators’ concerns about what they are ‘allowed’ to engage with in respect to GSD inclusivity and to guide their proactive efforts to support gender and sexuality diverse (GSD) students. Unfortunately, policies enabling educators’ proactive, positive support for GSD students are far from systematised in schools across Australia’s eight states and territories. This paper presents an audit of publicly available policy guidance for educators in Australia’s government schools, analysing these against an original evaluative set of best-practice criteria developed from research recommendations from the field of GSD-inclusivity in K-12 schools. Analyses for each state/territory are provided. Results from this audit highlight the unevenness in articulated policy support available to Australian educators and …

Item ID:	85432
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	2210-5328
Keywords:	Gender and sexuality diversity; Education policy; School policy guidance; Australia; Inclusivity
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Funders:	Australian Research Council (ARC)
Projects and Grants:	ARC DP180101676
Date Deposited:	13 May 2025 01:55
FoR Codes:	39 EDUCATION > 3901 Curriculum and pedagogy > 390111 Physical education and development curriculum and pedagogy @ 100%
SEO Codes:	16 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 1602 Schools and learning environments > 160202 Gender aspects in education @ 20% 16 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 1602 Schools and learning environments > 160203 Inclusive education @ 40% 16 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 1603 Teaching and curriculum > 160399 Teaching and curriculum not elsewhere classified @ 40%
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