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2023 - Vol. 17, Num. 2  
           
 

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Student Participation: Teachers' Beliefs

 
      
  Carola Cerpa-Reyes, Mónica Vargas-Toledo and Vanessa García-Betanzo
   
  Abstract    
   
 

There have been several declarations, regulations, and training at an international and national level to preserve human rights. However, their mere existence doesn't ensure inclusive treatment free of violence to students because of their sexual orientation and gender identity in educational communities. The investigation that brings origin to this article's purpose is to identify the teachers' beliefs about the inclusion of LGBTI students from two Chilean public educational units. This study of qualitative focus, through the application of semi-structured interviews, managed to establish that in both establishments the professional manifest confusion in the comprehension of fundamental concepts on this ambit; beliefs associated with a sense of a gender binary and actions of invisibility that disfavor the participation of LGBTI students. From this, it is estimated that the beliefs of the teachers and their practices limit the development of the social, emotional, and academic potentialities of their students.

 
   
  Key words  
   
 

Management, School, Inclusive education, Culture, School management team

 
   
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  Reference  
 
 
Cerpa-Reyes, C., Vargas-Toledo, M., & García-Betanzo, V. (2023). Orientación sexual, identidad de género y participación de estudiantes: creencias de docentes [Sexual orientation, gender identity and student participation: teachers' beliefs]. Revista Latinoamericana de Educación Inclusiva, 17(2), 177-191.
https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-73782023000200177