This study investigated the experiences of lesbians who are school counselors. A
naturalistic/grounded study paradigm was utilized. The participants in the study were
five lesbians who were school counselors from rural and urban settings. In-depth
interviews were conducted with each of the participants. During the interview process,
analysis occurred via researcher immersion.
Data analysis reveals a descriptive account of being a lesbian and a school
counselor and how those two identities interact. General themes identified are: being a
school counselor; development of a dominant view/the construction of homosexuality;
participants' perceptions of homosexuality by the dominant view; participants'
experiences in living the dominant view/defining of self; and redefining the dominant
view/redefining of self. An emerging theory of the interaction of power and identity
development is presented, along with the proposal for developing an epistemology of
homosexuality. / Graduation date: 1998
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/34072 |
| Date | 07 May 1998 |
| Creators | Miller, Jennie L. |
| Contributors | Gray, Lizabeth A. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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