Integrating LGBTQ+ Topics in Swiss Primary Schools – A human-centred approach
- bachelor thesis, 2021, grade: 5.5
- teaching about LGBTQ+ topics at a young age is important so that students get familiar with them and are more likely to develop an open and tolerant mindset.
many teachers do not address it or only related to sex education and bullying prevention. This can lead to queer topics being silenced, sexualised or pathologized.
In this chapter it is described how the bachelor thesis is designed and what the research questions and research statement is.
In this chapter I report on different literature sources with different aspects related to LGBTQ+ education topics.
This chapter includes an explanation for the methodology approach, expert interviews insights, an ethnographic interview, field observation insights and an extensive online survey conducted with 255 teachers in the canton of Lucerne.
In this chapter i synthesise all found evidence from research. The output of the research synthesis are design principles for a possible intervention.
This chapter discusses the development of the intervention in three different phases. The three phases were scenarios, concept and editing of the final concept.
This chapter is all about the teaching unit which is the final intervention. I report on the structure, content and design.
This chapter evaluates the teaching unit on design principles, value creation, risk analysis, economic viability and limitations.
Here i report on a possible short-, mid- and long-term implementation strategy for the teaching unit.
The bachelor thesis is finished with a conclusion where I reflect on the thesis process and output.
All references used in the thesis
Various documents relevant for the bachelor thesis.
Swiss Diversity Award 2022
For my work in integrating LGBTQ+ education in primary schools I received an award at the Swiss Diversity Awards 2022 in the category LGBTQI+.
