ERIC Number: EJ844957
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 8
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A Challenge for School Leaders: Gender Equity Issues Remain
Ragland, Joyce C.; Hatcher, Denise L.; Thomas, Jerald A., Jr.
AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, v2 n3 p26-33 Fall 2005
Gender roles in North American education remain a pertinent and dynamic source of discourse. Many questions concerning gender bias remain. This study attempts to characterize a nine-year period of college students' recall of episodes of gender bias from their pre-college experiences. The survey instrument used in this research consisted of a nine forced-choice questionnaire comprising demographic and self-reported experiential items. A significant finding of this study is that there is evidence of generational differences in perceived incidence of gender-related bias in school experience. Public awareness and discourse, heightened attention to such issues in teacher training, and the general shift in gender-based roles and careers have likely contributed to qualitative changes in the interactions between teacher and students but, as this survey suggests, gender issues may now take new forms. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Sex Fairness, Gender Issues, Educational Experience, North Americans, Gender Bias, Questionnaires, Student Experience, Phenomenology, Graduate Surveys, Elementary Secondary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona; Illinois; Missouri; Tennessee
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