| Title: |
Troubling the Basics: How LGBTQ+ Trainings Function as Non-Performative Commitments |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
D. Chase J. Catalano; Sy Simms |
| Source: |
Critical Questions in Education. 2025 16(1):67-86. |
| Availability: |
Academy for Educational Studies. 2419 Berkeley Street, Springfield, MO 65804. Tel: 417-299-1560; e-mail: cqieeditors@gmail.com; Web site: http://academyforeducationalstudies.org |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
20 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
| Contract Number: |
2222018 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
LGBTQ People; Social Justice; Intervention; Workshops; Program Effectiveness; College Environment; Inclusion; Social Bias; Facilitators (Individuals); Program Content; Consciousness Raising; Social Support Groups |
| ISSN: |
2327-3607 |
| Abstract: |
In this paper we examine how those who design and facilitate LGBTQ+ social justice educational interventions (SJEIs), commonly known as Safe Zone or Ally Workshops, as part of their institutional role described the content and outcomes of those workshops. We provide insights about types, components, and approaches of these LGBTQ+ SJEIs. Then, using critical social justice education pedagogy and frameworks, we explore how LGBTQ+ SJEIs are insufficient to enact campus transformation and serve as an empty gesture that lacks commitment. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1460008 |
| Database: |
ERIC |