Dr. Gerald Walton


Rank

 Assistant Professor   

Doctoral Degree

 PhD

University

 Queen's

Year

 2006



Undergraduate Courses Taught

  • EDUC 3232 Society and Education
  • EDUC 3239 Diversity in Education
  • EDUC 3239 Media, Education, and Gender

     

Graduate Courses Taught

  • EDUC 5234 Policy and Change
  • EDUC 5414 Social and Moral Issues in  Philosophy
  • EDUC 5417    Sociology of Education
  • EDUC 6020 Doctoral Seminar 1

Research Interests

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  • Media and education
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  • Variations in sexual orientation identity (SOI) and gender identity (GI)
  • Education policies related to safety and violence in schools
  • Bullying and social difference 
 

Recent Publications

  • Walton, G. (2011). Norms of masculinity at root of riot: Hooligans are a factor, but so is society's expectations of young men to be aggressive and tought. Vancouver Sun, P. A19.

  • Walton, G. (2011). TV bullies: How Glee and anti-bullying programs miss the mark. In E.Marshall & O.Sensoy (Eds.), Rethinking popular culture & media (pp. 216 - 222). Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools.

  • Walton, G. (2011). Spinning our wheels: Reconceptualizing bullying beyond behaviour-focused approaches. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 32 (1), 131 - 144. 

  • Walton, G. (2010). Forging safer learning environments by addressing homophobic bullying in schools. What Works: Research Into Practice. Research series produced by a partnership between the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat and the Ontario Association of Deans of Education.                                        http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/whatWorks.html

  • Walton, G. (2010). The problem trap: Revisiting Policy Archaeology Methodology and drawing implications for anti-bullying policies. Journal of Education Policy, 25 (2), 135 - 150.

  • Walton, G. (2010). Sissies. In S. Steinberg, M. Kehler, & L. Cornish (Eds.), Boy culture: An encyclopedia (pp. 39 - 42). Westport, CT: Greenwood.

    Walton, G. (2010). Bullying and masculinity. In S. Steinberg, M. Kehler, & L. Cornish (Eds.), Boy culture: An encyclopedia (pp. 213 - 215). Westport, CT: Greenwood.

  • Walton, G. (2010). Finding liberation in the gender chasm: A call for pro-feminist philosophy and activism among "men." In L. Finley & E. Reynolds Stringer (Eds.), Beyond burning bras: Feminist activism for everyone (pp. 187 - 190). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

  • Walton, G. (2009). Eating cake: The paradox of sexuality as a counter-diversity discourse. In S.R. Steinberg (Ed.), Diversity and multiculturalism: A reader (pp. 211 - 222). New York, NY:  Peter Lang.

  • Walton, G. (2009). Homophobia, heterosexism, and heteronormativity in school. In C. Levine-Rasky (Ed.), Canadian perspectives on the sociology of education (pp. 183 - 195). London, UK: Oxford.
  • Walton, G. and Potvin, L. (2009). Boobs, boxing, and bombs: Problematizing the entertainment of SPIKE TV. Spaces for Difference: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2 (1), 3 - 14. Retrieved from http://escholarship.org/uc/item/8h87277q 
  • Kajander, A., Zuke, C., and Walton, G. (2008). Teaching unheard voices: Students at-risk in mathematics. Canadian Journal of Education, 31 (4), 1039 - 1064.
  • Walton, G. (2008). Bullying at school: What we should know, and what we ought to do. Primary Leadership Today, 13. 
  • Walton, G. (2006). Exemplary programs and practices: British Columbia. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education, 3 (4), 97 - 100. 
  • Walton, G. (2006). "Fag church": Men who integrate gay and Christian identities. Journal of Homosexuality, 51 (2), 1 - 17. 
  • Thompson, S. A. and Walton, G. (2006). Straight-up and flat-out advocacy: Research directions inspired by D'Augelli and Grossman. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education, 3 (2/3), 61 - 68. 
  • Walton, G. (2006). The hidden curriculum in schools: Implications for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth. Alternate Routes, 21, 18 - 39. 

 

 

Completed Thesis and Projects

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  • Ross, A. (2012). Lesbian and gay male identity development and online communities. MEd, Lakehead University. T
  • Rowlandson, N. (2010). In/visible families: Exploring the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, trans-identified, and two-spirited parents in Northern Ontario school communities. MEd., Lakehead University. T