ED 5998 CRN 19459 | 1 credit hour, online | 1st half of Fall: September 3 to October 15 Instructor: Dr. Truman Hudson, Jr. Email: thudsonjr@wayne.edu

Explore hidden curricula associated with various systems that shape LGBTQ+ students' identities and development in PK-12 public education.

Although the inclusion of all students in PK-12 public education is the stated aim presented in the US national discourse, current approaches do not position every student to be successful. Research suggests that there are multiple systems that influence LGBTQ+ students' success in and outside the classroom, many of which present barriers to their academic achievement and personal well-being. Barriers to their achievement are oftentimes reinforced via homophobic, transphobic, sexist, racist, classist, and bigoted practices that are rooted in deep-seated hetero-patriarchal ideologies. In an effort to identify strategies for creating and supporting more inclusive academic environments that address multiple and interlocking systems of oppression, this course explores the hidden curriculum that are associated with various systems that shape LGBTQ+ students' identities and development in PK-12 public education.

This course is available to both undergraduate and graduate students.

Register for Fall 2019 at registration.wayne.edu