Exploring Academic and Gender Stereotypes of Science in Textbooks and Students´ Perceptions.
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Gumanitarnoe obrazovanie i socialnyj kontekst: Gendernye problemy. |
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| Field | Pedagogy and education |
| Keywords | gender stereotypes; perception of science; textbook research; equal opportunities |
| Description | In this paper the author deals with the issue of academic and professional gender stereotypes in the field of science which she examines and demonstrates on examples from Czech science textbooks for lower secondary school. The issue of perception of science as "masculine" is further considered in the context of Czech University students enrolment on courses of science and details of an intended study among university students based on a quantitative investigation are given. The article also presents significant actions that have been taken recently in the Czech Republic to promote equal opportunities of men and women in education. |