STANDING BUT NOT DELIVERING: PREPARING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS TO USE LGBTQ YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE IN THE SECONDARY ENGLISH CLASSROOM

Standing but not Delivering: Preparing Pre-service Teachers to use LGBTQ Young Adult Literature in the Secondary English Classroom

Despite calls from national organizations (CAEP, NCTE) to prepare teachers to include the study of LGTBQ culture into classrooms, little progress has been made incorporating LGTBQ themed literature and dialogue surrounding LGBTQ issues in secondary classrooms (Clark, 2010; Sieben & Wallowitz, 2009; Haertling-Thein, 2013).To examine why, this qualit

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Polyester microplastic fibers in soil increase nitrogen loss via leaching and decrease plant biomass production and N uptake

Microplastic contamination, like other global change factors, can induce effects on ecosystem functions and processes, affecting various soil biophysical properties.However, effects of such contaminants on nutrient cycles in agroecosystems are still poorly understood.We here performed two pot experiments to investigate the effect of polyester micro

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