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Publication Date: 2024-Nov
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Qualitative Content Analysis of School Textbooks Based on European Gender Equality Index
Aleksandra Gajda; Iwona Omelanczuk; Agnieszka Wolowicz
European Educational Research Journal, v23 n6 p856-878 2024
The main aim of the study was to identify the image of gender equality in Polish primary school textbooks. A thematic analysis of textbook content with elements of constant comparison method was carried out based on the six domains of the Gender Equality Index: work, money, knowledge, time power, and health. A total of 56 textbooks (32 Polish language textbooks and workbooks and 24 mathematics textbooks and workbooks) for primary school grades seven and eight were analysed. The content of the analysed textbooks seems to reflect the findings of the Gender Equality Index (GEI) regarding the Polish social reality and points to large gender polarisation and gender inequalities, in favour of men. The results are discussed based on theories of cultural understanding of gender and gender roles, as well as similar findings from other educational content studies.
Descriptors: Textbooks, Textbook Content, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Polish, Mathematics, Grade 7, Grade 8, Gender Issues, Gender Bias, Gender Differences, Employment, Money Management, Knowledge Level, Time, Power Structure, Health
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Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Poland
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