GENDER AND EDUCATION
EDU5GE
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students develop their understanding of constructions of masculinity and femininity and educational strategies aimed at addressing the interests of girls/women and boys/men through analysing, and evaluating critical gender theories, and the effects of gender on learning outcomes, schooling choices, curriculum, participation and equality in local, national and international educational contexts.
School: School of Education
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Tanya Fitzgerald
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Gender in world perspective, | Prescribed | Connell, R. (2009) | POLITY PRESS |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. knowledge about how education can replicate gendered practices that may have subsequent effects on students' learning outcomes and life opportunities
- Activities:
- Workshop discussions and critique of relationships between educational outcomes, gendered curriculum, teaching practices, educational achievement and issues of disadvantage
02. an understanding of the interdependence between gender, society and education and how to use critical, socially just and participatory processes when considering gender issues in education
- Activities:
- Presentation of findings to whole class on understanding of social, political and cultural differentiations within national and international education sectors.
03. develop gender awareness in teacher practices and in educational settings and contexts
- Activities:
- Theoretical critiques of gender and understanding of key texts and research relating to