The Current State of Research on GLBT Students Studying Abroad

Perhaps surprisingly in 2003, there are very few articles and research projects regarding GLBT students and their experiences while studying abroad. The international education field is in need of more research specifically focusing on the experiences and outcomes of GLBT students studying abroad. It is imperative that research findings be made available to our colleagues and GLBT students. Authors must submit papers for publication. There are several avenues available to disseminate results for those papers that go unpublished. Authors can present their research at international education related conferences; post significant findings to relevant listservs such as SECUSS-L, IERES-L, UNDERREP-L and INTER-L; and distribute research summaries at NAFSA Rainbow SIG meetings and at the bi-annual SECUSSA Committee on Underrepresentation in Education Abroad meetings held during the national NAFSA and annual CIEE conferences.

In an attempt to organize all of the known articles on underrepresented students studying abroad, I have compiled and annotated a bibliography for the SECUSSA Committee on Underrepresentation in Education Abroad. The purpose of this bibliography is to provide students and education abroad administrators and researchers with a broad listing of research studies, position papers, conference presentations and news articles on underrepresentation in education abroad.

This bibliography contains a growing section on GLBT students and is available via the web at the following locations:

SECUSSA Committee on Underrepresentation in Education Abroad www.secussa.nafsa.org/underrepresentation/

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), Commitment to Diversity website www.ciee.org/diversity.cfm

NAFSA’s Rainbow SIG Website www.indiana.edu/~overseas/lesbigay/