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Interviews With Transgender Students: Academic And Environmental Factors, Thomas Stevenson
Interviews With Transgender Students: Academic And Environmental Factors, Thomas Stevenson
Honors College
Although research on gay and lesbian students has taken off in recent years, there is a serious lack of research devoted solely to the transgender population, and even less specifically focused on transgender students. The research that has been conducted on transgender individuals is often focused on discrimination that they experience, and the effects of that discrimination. College is a period of personal growth and discovery for all students, but perhaps especially for transgender students. This study, therefore, aims to better understand how being transgender affects the college experience.
This qualitative study interviewed self-identified transgender students within the University of …