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Keywords
Sexual minority youth; Academic theses;
Abstract
The amount of coverage sexual minority youth have received in the research literature over the past 15 years was examined. A content analysis of all research articles published in Psychology in the Schools and The Journal of School Psychology from 1990 to 2005 was conducted. Comparisons were made between the topic areas receiving the most coverage in 1990 versus 2005. Results revealed that issues related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth were discussed in only 0.4% of the articles. Topic areas receiving the most coverage included assessment, intervention, ethical and professional issues as well as race and diversity issues, gender, family and learning disabilities. The number of articles dedicated to assessment and learning disabilities dropped dramatically from 1990 to 2005 while the number of articles discussing interventions, cultural diversity and socioeconomic status sharply increased.
Year of Submission
2007
Degree Name
Specialist in Education
Department
Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations
First Advisor
Kimberly Knesting
Date Original
2007
Object Description
1 PDF file (40 leaves)
Copyright
©2007 Jill Hayes White
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
White, Jill Hayes, "Sexual minority youth in the research literature : what kind of coverage is the field of school psychology providing?" (2007). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1167.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1167
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