Abstract
We are interested in addressing both the education of gender – given that
gender identities are not only causal factors but also educational outcomes
– and the gender of education – given that education is itself gendered.
By the education of gender, we mean the set of processes, actors
and educational contexts that directly and indirectly shape the development
of gender identities and, above, all the complex formation of students’
preferences, orientations, practices and experiences as they pursue
learning paths, experience academic (in)success, and enter into both the
labour market and adult life. We use the phrase “gender of education” to
refer to gender differences in the multiple dimensions of education that
involve observing and analysing education and learning systems according
to a gender perspective. That is, we propose to also focus on the comparison
between female and male learning paths, women’s and men’s
learning achievements, gaps in the return on such investment in the labour
market and other social dimensions more generally. At the same
time, the gender of education also concerns teachers and other staff involved
in education, the currently consolidated trend of feminization and
the power relations stemming from gendered teaching models.
Lingua originale | English |
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Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | The Education of Gender. The Gender of Education. Sociological research in Italy |
Pagine | 7-24 |
Numero di pagine | 18 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2020 |
Keywords
- educational inequality
- gender inequality
- sociology of education
- sociology of gender