Transitions Into, and Through, Higher Education: The Lived Experiences of Students Who Identify as LGBTQ+
This study explores the lived experiences of students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, or queer (LGBTQ+) during their transitions into, and through, higher education. Existing literature presents tragic narratives of students with LGBTQ+ identities which position them as victims. This...
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| description | This study explores the lived experiences of students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, or queer (LGBTQ+) during their transitions into, and through, higher education. Existing literature presents tragic narratives of students with LGBTQ+ identities which position them as victims. This study conceptualizes transitions as complex, multiple, and multi-dimensional rather than linear. The objectives of the study were to explore: the lived experiences of students who identify as LGBTQ+ in higher education; the role that sexuality and/or gender identity play in their lives over the course of their studies and LGBTQ+ students' experiences of transitions into, and through, higher education. The study is longitudinal in design and draws on the experiences of five participants over the duration of a 3-years undergraduate course in a university in the UK. Methods used include semi-structured interviews, audio diaries and visual methods to explore participants' experiences of transitions. Data were coded and analyzed thematically. This study uniquely found that the participants experienced Multiple and Multi-dimensional Transitions during their time at university and that these transitions were largely positive in contrast to the mainly tragic narratives that are dominant within the previous literature. In addition, this is the first study to have explored the experiences of LGBTQ+ students using a longitudinal study design. As far as we are aware, no existing studies apply Multiple and Multi-dimensional Transitions Theory (MMT) to students in higher education who identify as LGBTQ+. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b305893890bb4e8f8d0089afaa4ac2a52022-12-22T02:38:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Education2504-284X2020-06-01510.3389/feduc.2020.00081545253Transitions Into, and Through, Higher Education: The Lived Experiences of Students Who Identify as LGBTQ+Jonathan Glazzard0Divya Jindal-Snape1Samuel Stones2Carnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United KingdomSchool of Education and Social Work, University of Dundee, Dundee, United KingdomCarnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United KingdomThis study explores the lived experiences of students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, or queer (LGBTQ+) during their transitions into, and through, higher education. Existing literature presents tragic narratives of students with LGBTQ+ identities which position them as victims. This study conceptualizes transitions as complex, multiple, and multi-dimensional rather than linear. The objectives of the study were to explore: the lived experiences of students who identify as LGBTQ+ in higher education; the role that sexuality and/or gender identity play in their lives over the course of their studies and LGBTQ+ students' experiences of transitions into, and through, higher education. The study is longitudinal in design and draws on the experiences of five participants over the duration of a 3-years undergraduate course in a university in the UK. Methods used include semi-structured interviews, audio diaries and visual methods to explore participants' experiences of transitions. Data were coded and analyzed thematically. This study uniquely found that the participants experienced Multiple and Multi-dimensional Transitions during their time at university and that these transitions were largely positive in contrast to the mainly tragic narratives that are dominant within the previous literature. In addition, this is the first study to have explored the experiences of LGBTQ+ students using a longitudinal study design. As far as we are aware, no existing studies apply Multiple and Multi-dimensional Transitions Theory (MMT) to students in higher education who identify as LGBTQ+.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feduc.2020.00081/fulltransitionsLGBTQ+studentshigher educationinclusion |
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| title | Transitions Into, and Through, Higher Education: The Lived Experiences of Students Who Identify as LGBTQ+ |
| title_full | Transitions Into, and Through, Higher Education: The Lived Experiences of Students Who Identify as LGBTQ+ |
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| title_short | Transitions Into, and Through, Higher Education: The Lived Experiences of Students Who Identify as LGBTQ+ |
| title_sort | transitions into and through higher education the lived experiences of students who identify as lgbtq |
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