Supporting queer students from rural backgrounds: Navigating challenges and building resilience in higher education

Carl H. Sorgen, Ty C. McNamee, Brody C. Tate, Peggy Shannon-Baker

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Abstract

This chapter begins with an overview of the conceptual foundations of this work and the salient identities of the authors. The authors then describe the influential characteristics of rural communities, followed by a discussion about the diversity of rurality and queerness in rural communities. To fully understand rural students' experiences in college, they examine the K-12 climate for queer rural students. They then discuss considerations of psychosocial development challenges for queer rural students in higher education and conclude the chapter with implications for practice.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPerspectives on Transforming Higher Education and the LGBTQIA Student Experience
PublisherIGI Global
Pages164-186
Number of pages23
ISBN (Electronic)9781668499153
ISBN (Print)9781668499146
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 19 2024

Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Social Sciences

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