A variety of practical value clarification strategies are presented which can be a crucial element in a teacher preparation program designed to help teachers confront sexist values. (Author)

Suggests some strategies which educators can use to help high school students understand women's issues. The strategies focus on finding stereotypes, discussing the restrictive nature of women's clothing, analyzing traditional male/female roles and jobs, simulating job interviews, and discussing rights of government in abortion cases. (DB)

To succeed, affirmative activities must be done within the context of human liberation. The teacher must provide balance and establish discrimination and stereotyping as a human problem that restricts the potential and choices of both sexes. Includes checklist of sex-fair teaching behaviors. (JOW)

Phoned job inquiries by students for positions not traditionally held by persons of their sex were followed by calls from those for whom the jobs would have been traditionally appropriate. The results indicate that there is still much sex discrimination. The encounter is suggested as an effective teaching technique. (Author/DE)

The model policy statement proposed here states that all instructional materials (printed and nonprinted), teacher strategies, and curriculum content shall be examined and evaluated with the goal of eliminating bias and stereotyping on the basis of sex, and that appropriate activities, discussions, and/or supplementary materials shall be used to…

Sex role stereotyping still determines teacher expectations--thereby helping to determine what boys and girls do and learn. (JH)

The purpose of this introductory unit is to examine the patterns of sexual stereotyping in children's books and the ways in which they reinforce inequality, to consider possible benefits and anticipate problems of change, and to examine the possiblility of an alternative children's literature supportive of sexual equality in education. The book…

Examples of sex bias in mathematics classrooms are given, and ways of alleviating this bias and thereby improving mathematics instruction are described. (MK)

The prevalence of sex role stereotyping in school readers, textbooks, workbooks, and reading materials used from kindergarten through college must first be recognized by students and teachers as well as by authors, illustrators, and publishers. Teachers should then work to foster environments and experiences in which females and males are equally…

Teaching men about gender in general and masculinity in particular is most effective when a feminist perspective is used to develop tactics of engagement. An argument is made for requiring students to understand the role homophobia plays in maintaining masculine stereotypes and the interdependency of female and male roles. (Author/RM)

The sociological context of magazine advertisements, particularly gender role descriptions, can be used to develop students' visual literacy. The techniques described are usually employed as an initial exercise in sensitizing undergraduate or graduate students to some of the issues involved in the content analysis of visual media. (Author/RM)

The articles in this issue of "Classroom Practices" were contributed by authors who believe that schools can and should play an important role in removing sexism from life in America. The book is divided into four thematic sections--developing awareness, seeking insights, units on sexism, and theory and resources--which present ideas and lessons…

Contained in this resource listing are materials available on sex role stereotyping. The materials focus on research reports, books, manuals and audiovisual materials relevant to the field. The list is divided into 12 sections for easy access: Audio Visual Materials, Bibliographies, Careers, Teaching, Counseling, Curricular Materials, Language,…