This study investigated the extent to which teacher and staff's gender role beliefs differ from the U.S. population and such beliefs are associated with their preference of leader gender in a P-8 Midwestern school through the lens of Bandura's (1971) Social Learning Theory. Teachers and staff who participated in this study responded to the survey…

This article situates transgender studies in education within related bodies of education research literature to highlight this field as an important emerging area of scholarship. This scholarship is key for scholars centering gender, equity, and liberation as priorities to engage with since transgender epistemologies can add strength, nuance, and…

This study investigates the extent of the gender representation and stereotyping in "Sunrise" textbook series (1-12) taught in state schools, primary and high school in Northern Iraq and teachers' perceptions about gender role stereotypes. The research aims to ascertain how gender is represented and what kinds of stereotypes expressions…

Given how pervasively political, cultural, educational, and religious institutions are built on a foundation of stereotypes and binary assumptions, it is easy to understand why people find the current reassessment of all things gender disquieting and disruptive. The consequences of this upheaval can be found in all corners of pre-K-12 schooling,…

In this paper I discuss the extent to Botswana's social studies curriculum is gendered thus more likely to reproduce gender inequalities. The paper locates gender issues within the broader context of male-dominated patriarchal society. It applies content analysis to establish whether or not the Social Studies syllabuses articulate gender issues. I…

A shortage of male teachers at all levels of public education is not a new phenomenon. Gender disparities in teaching have been around for more than a century in the United States. While roughly 39 percent of all elementary and secondary public school teachers were men as early as 1869, only 29 percent of teachers were men by the turn of the…

Educators, students, and parents are among those who have stereotypical preconceived ideas about science and scientists. The study reports on a content analysis of graphic images in 303 of the "Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12" from the years 1973 through 2005. Using quantitative and qualitative content analysis, all of the images…

The author offers three parables to examine the danger of sex-role stereotyping as it affects development of creativity in gifted children. It is pointed out that gifted children are likely to demonstrate some opposite sex personality and behavioral traits. Steps toward cross-sex identification are reviewed. (SW)

Sex-role stereotyping begins with inaccurate information and false assumptions about the differences between males and females. By engendering patterns of behavior that have failed to keep pace with modern realities, sex-role stereotyping in the instructional program deprives children of the freedom to find their own places in society according to…

Describes a short course on sex-role stereotyping in which students were allowed to discover for themselves the myths regarding sex stereotypes. (Author/HMV)

Notes almost no books encourage boys in their love of intellect and imagination. Discusses stories that give ambivalent encouragement to boys for such activities. Notes that boys in books written by women seem more comfortable with their enjoyment of books and writing. Encourages writers and publishers to experiment with more positive portrayals…

Results of a survey of 3rd through 12th grade students illustrate that the majority perceive traditional sex roles as their only choice. The sample consisted of approximately 2,000 students in both large metropolitan districts and smaller rural districts throughout Colorado. Participants were asked to respond to a single question: If you woke up…

Sex role stereotypes in children's reading materials limit life options. They prevent girls from realizing that all occupations and careers are open to them, and they present a man's role in the world as quite different from that of a woman. Sexual bias in reading material (both text and trade books) may be seen from the frequency of use of…

Although many inequitable rules and actions based on sex have been eliminated in schools, subtle forms of stereotyping, bias, and discrimination can frustrate gifted students and hinder their progress. Where sex equity is emphasized, gifted students can pursue as many skills as they desire without pressure to conform. (SW)

The author analyzes the occupational or vocational condition of gifted women from an historical point of view and offers some recommendations to ameliorate underachievement in this population. (SBH)