Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 
 

Files

File List


A_yannalfo thesis.pdf (355.28 KB)

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

PINK, BLUE AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN: SCHOOL SUPPORT PERSONNEL’S PERCEPTIONS OF WORK WITH TRANSGENDER AND GENDER DIVERSE STUDENTS

Yannalfo, Alicia, Yannalfo
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1534273538182583

Abstract Details

2018, Specialist in Education, Miami University, School Psychology.
Transgender/gender diverse students report experiences of feeling unsafe in school due to their gender identity and expression (Greytak, Kosciw, & Boesen, 2013). School support personnel (e.g., school psychologists, counselors, and social workers) are well positioned to collaborate with stakeholders to promote a safe and supportive environment for these students. Through in-depth, semi-structured interviews with support personnel in an urban Midwestern school district, researchers gained insight on participants’ perceptions of work with transgender/gender diverse students. Findings suggest that 5 out of 7 participants who perceived themselves as prepared to provide support services to transgender/gender diverse students actively supported their students, worked with them to navigate family situations and sex-segregated facilities, and have attended specific professional development. Despite participants’ perceived preparedness, they face challenges such as navigating systems-level policies. Findings suggest that more professional development is warranted to improve how school support personnel address transgender/gender diverse students’ needs.
Erin Harper (Committee Chair)
Amity Noltemeyer (Committee Member)
Katherine Kuvalanka (Committee Member)
29 p.
Education; Educational Psychology; School Counseling
Transgender; nonbinary; gender diverse; school support; education

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Yannalfo, Yannalfo, A. (2018). PINK, BLUE AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN: SCHOOL SUPPORT PERSONNEL’S PERCEPTIONS OF WORK WITH TRANSGENDER AND GENDER DIVERSE STUDENTS [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1534273538182583

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Yannalfo, Yannalfo, Alicia. PINK, BLUE AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN: SCHOOL SUPPORT PERSONNEL’S PERCEPTIONS OF WORK WITH TRANSGENDER AND GENDER DIVERSE STUDENTS. 2018. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1534273538182583.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Yannalfo, Yannalfo, Alicia. "PINK, BLUE AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN: SCHOOL SUPPORT PERSONNEL’S PERCEPTIONS OF WORK WITH TRANSGENDER AND GENDER DIVERSE STUDENTS." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1534273538182583

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

miami1534273538182583
285
© 2018, some rights reserved.Creative Commons License PINK, BLUE AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN: SCHOOL SUPPORT PERSONNEL’S PERCEPTIONS OF WORK WITH TRANSGENDER AND GENDER DIVERSE STUDENTS by Alicia Yannalfo Yannalfo is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at etd.ohiolink.edu.
This open access ETD is published by Miami University and OhioLINK.