Naslov
Gender Stereotypes of Croatian Future Teachers

Autori
Mušanović, Marko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
The European Conference on Educational Research 1998 / - Ljubljana, 1998

Skup
The European Conference on Educational Research 1998

Mjesto i datum
Ljubljana, Slovenija, 17.09.1998. - 20.09.1998

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Gender Stereotypes; Future Teachers

Sažetak
The existence of sexual inequality in Croatian schools does not require any particular proving. The extreme feminization of the teacher's profession in Croatia is a notorious fact. Related to this is the systematic decline of social respect for the profession, the loss of professional autonomy and the teacher's growing dependence on external expert centers which by means of supervision have to a great extent taken control of the evolution of work processes in schools (Milhar&egrave ; ; ic-Hladnik M., 1992). In a hidden way this creates the social propagation of sexual inequalities. The investigation of gender stereotypes is one of the aspects the hidden curriculum. Teachers with established gender stereotypes use educational communication to form educational situations in a specific way, to choose contents, to set up criteria of academic achievements, to interpret student behavior, etc. (Weiner G., 1992). It is however a fact that these aspects of sexual discrimination are not explicit, but prejudices are expressed through verbal and non-verbal communication. Our research has established that future women teachers will continue to have well-developed traditional gender stereotypes. Feminine stereotypes in comparison to masculine stereotypes are somewhat better developed among women teachers of the future. This means that they are likely to be more successful in adopting to the traditional social role of the female sex during socialization. Bearing in mind the feminist trend in the teaching profession, it may be assumed that gender stereotypes of teachers can play a certain role in the academic socialization of children. How can we lessen sexual segregation in Croatian school? Unfortunately, we have to conclude that pedagogical- didactic theory and practice in Croatia has not developed more flexible concepts and strategies to reduce sexual segregation in the classroom.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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