Supporting Queer Students from Rural Communities in Higher Education
Presented by Kip Sorgen, Ty McNamee, & Peggy Shannon-Baker on October 31st in Savannah, GA
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Scholarly Resources List
This is a list of scholarly sources discussed in the session Supporting Queer Students from Rural Communities in Higher Education presented at the National Forum to Advance Rural Education by Carl (Kip) Sorgen, Peggy Shannon-Baker, and Ty McNamee on October 31, 2024. Inquiries may be directed to [email protected].
Multiple Dimensions of Identity
Abes, E. S., Jones, S. R., & McEwen, M. K. (2007). Reconceptualizing the model of multiple dimensions of identity: The role of meaning-making capacity in the construction of multiple identities. Journal of College Student Development, 48(1), 1–22. doi:10.1353/csd.2007.0000
Harris, J. C., & Patton, L. D. (2019). Un/doing intersectionality through higher education research. The Journal of Higher Education, 90(3), 347-372.
Ardoin, S., & McNamee, T. C. (2020). Spatial inequality and social class: Suggestions for supporting rural students across social class backgrounds. New Directions for Student Services, 2020 (171-172), 37-46.
Prior Experiences in Education for Queer Rural Students
Kosciw, J. G., Clark, C. M., & Menard, L. (2022). The 2021 National School Climate Survey: The experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in our nation’s schools. GLSEN. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED625378.pdf
Movement Advanced Project (MAP). (2019). Where we call home: LGBT people in rural areas. MAP. www.lgbtmap.org/rural-lgbt
Challenges for Queer Rural Students in Higher Education
McNamee, T. C., & Tate, B. C. (2022). Too queer for the country, too country for college: It’s hard to find home as a queer, rural kid. In A. Duran, T. C. Jourian, R. Miller, & J. Cisneros (Eds.), Narrating the insider/outsider paradox as LGBTQ+ educators in higher education and student affairs. Routledge.
Sorgen, C. H., McNamee, T. C., Tate, B. C., & Shannon-Baker, P. (2024). Supporting queer students from rural backgrounds: Navigating challenges and building resilience in higher education. In A. Herridge & K. Prieto (Eds.), Perspectives on Transforming Higher Education and the LGBTQIA Student Experience (pp. 164-186). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-9914-6.ch009
Sorgen, C. H., & Rogers, B. A. (2020). Recognizing and supporting queer students from rural areas. New Directions for Student Services, 2020(171-172), 77–83. doi:10.1002/ss.20367
Rural Cultural Wealth
Crumb, L., Chambers, C., Azano, A., Hands, A., Cuthrell, K., & Avent, M. (2023). Rural cultural wealth: Dismantling deficit ideologies of rurality. Journal for Multicultural Education, 17(2), 125-138. https://doi.org/10.1108/JME-06-2022-0076
Flora, C. B. (2018). Rural communities: Legacy+ change. Routledge.
Click here for the slides from the presentation
Scholarly Resources List
This is a list of scholarly sources discussed in the session Supporting Queer Students from Rural Communities in Higher Education presented at the National Forum to Advance Rural Education by Carl (Kip) Sorgen, Peggy Shannon-Baker, and Ty McNamee on October 31, 2024. Inquiries may be directed to [email protected].
Multiple Dimensions of Identity
Abes, E. S., Jones, S. R., & McEwen, M. K. (2007). Reconceptualizing the model of multiple dimensions of identity: The role of meaning-making capacity in the construction of multiple identities. Journal of College Student Development, 48(1), 1–22. doi:10.1353/csd.2007.0000
Harris, J. C., & Patton, L. D. (2019). Un/doing intersectionality through higher education research. The Journal of Higher Education, 90(3), 347-372.
Ardoin, S., & McNamee, T. C. (2020). Spatial inequality and social class: Suggestions for supporting rural students across social class backgrounds. New Directions for Student Services, 2020 (171-172), 37-46.
Prior Experiences in Education for Queer Rural Students
Kosciw, J. G., Clark, C. M., & Menard, L. (2022). The 2021 National School Climate Survey: The experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in our nation’s schools. GLSEN. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED625378.pdf
Movement Advanced Project (MAP). (2019). Where we call home: LGBT people in rural areas. MAP. www.lgbtmap.org/rural-lgbt
Challenges for Queer Rural Students in Higher Education
McNamee, T. C., & Tate, B. C. (2022). Too queer for the country, too country for college: It’s hard to find home as a queer, rural kid. In A. Duran, T. C. Jourian, R. Miller, & J. Cisneros (Eds.), Narrating the insider/outsider paradox as LGBTQ+ educators in higher education and student affairs. Routledge.
Sorgen, C. H., McNamee, T. C., Tate, B. C., & Shannon-Baker, P. (2024). Supporting queer students from rural backgrounds: Navigating challenges and building resilience in higher education. In A. Herridge & K. Prieto (Eds.), Perspectives on Transforming Higher Education and the LGBTQIA Student Experience (pp. 164-186). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-9914-6.ch009
Sorgen, C. H., & Rogers, B. A. (2020). Recognizing and supporting queer students from rural areas. New Directions for Student Services, 2020(171-172), 77–83. doi:10.1002/ss.20367
Rural Cultural Wealth
Crumb, L., Chambers, C., Azano, A., Hands, A., Cuthrell, K., & Avent, M. (2023). Rural cultural wealth: Dismantling deficit ideologies of rurality. Journal for Multicultural Education, 17(2), 125-138. https://doi.org/10.1108/JME-06-2022-0076
Flora, C. B. (2018). Rural communities: Legacy+ change. Routledge.
