From the Margins to the Center: Queer and trans teachers of color in K-12 Public School
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2018
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Swarthmore College. Dept. of Educational Studies
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Abstract
Interviews with nine self-identified queer and trans teachers of color (QTToC) address
how teachers both work within and resist the reproductive function of schools. Findings suggest
that QTToC enter the profession with a set of values and conunitments. The pedagogies of these
teachers can have a trans formative effect on the academic outcomes of students and prepare them
to be critical of ideologies and systems of oppression. To fulfill this role and conunitment,
teachers must have the support of the school context and culture. This thesis adds to the growing
body of literature on QTToC and presents a more optimistic outlook on the profession.