Extracurricular Settings as a Space to Address Sociopolitical Crises: The Case of Discussing Immigration in Gender-Sexuality Alliances Following the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. (December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Poteat, V. Paul; Calzo, Jerel P.; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; Rosenbach, Sarah B.; Ceccolini, Christopher J.; Marx, Robert A.
• Is Part Of: American educational research journal. Volume 56:Number 6(2019)
• Page Start: 2262
• Page End: 2294
• Publication Date: 2019-12
• Subjects: extracurricular groups -- gender-sexuality alliance -- immigration -- LGBTQ youth -- social justice; Education -- United States -- Periodicals; Education -- Research -- United States -- Periodicals; 370.97305
• DOI: 10.3102/0002831219839033
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0002-8312

Abstract

School-based extracurricular settings could promote dialogue on sociopolitical crises. We considered immigration discussions within gender-sexuality alliances (GSAs), which address multiple systems of oppression. Among 361 youth and 58 advisors in 38 GSAs (19 in 2016–2017/Year 1; 19 in 2017–2018/Year 2), youth in Year 1 reported increased discussions from baseline throughout the remaining school year; differences were nonsignificant in Year 2. In both years, youth reporting greater self-efficacy to promote social justice, and GSAs with advisors reporting greater self-efficacy to address culture, race, and immigration discussed immigration more over the year (adjusting for baseline). In interviews, 38 youth described circumstances promoting or inhibiting discussions: demographic representation, open climates, critical reflection, fear or consequences of misspeaking, discomfort, agenda restrictions, and advisor roles.