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spoke about the importance of teachers introducing pronoun usage to demonstrate an inclusive classroom as one small thing teachers and professors can do to ensure 2SLGBTQ + students feel welcomed and included in the space . For instance , teachers sharing their pronouns and inviting others to do the same on the first day of class . So , this demonstrates that 2SLGBTQ + students are seeking more inclusive environments that stretch beyond just the PE environment and to classrooms in general , but are perhaps , most important in the PE environment where 2SLGBTQ + students have
faced particular discrimination and negative experiences ."
The researchers intend to use the findings of this research to help them change the way they do things in PE spaces and to promote and enhance 2SLGBTQ + inclusion at the University of Regina , specifically in the Faculty of Education and beyond . " It is our responsibility in the Faculty to enact change and not put the onus and burden on students ," says Alexandra .
Funding for this project was acquired through the University of Regina ’ s Humanities Research Institute 2SLGBTQ + Equity , Diversity , Inclusivity Research Microgrant .
About the researchers :
Niya St . Amant is a Ph . D . Candidate at Queen ' s University in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies in the discipline of sociocultural studies of sport , health and the body . She got into this field because she is interested in exploring the way that sport , health and physical activity work to empower and disempower certain groups of people and to work to bring to the foreground the experiences of these groups .
Alexandra Stoddart is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina . She chose to become an educator ( and a teacher educator ) in the Health , Outdoor , and Physical Education subject area because of the way movement has changed her life . She believes everyone should have the opportunity to engage in quality physical education that will grow their love for movement . www2 . uregina . ca / education / news