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Gender Equality or Diversity in the Mining Industry for 2035? Crossroads for Chilean Higher Education
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Salinas, Paulina; Romaní, Gianni; Silva, Jimena – Journal of Education and Work, 2018
The objective of this study is to analyse the professional training of the students of mining courses, regarding the career barriers and the strategies to reverse them. Twenty-seven interviews with programme heads and union leaders in the industry were carried out. The results show paradoxical discourses: the programme heads point out that the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Fairness, Careers, Barriers
No Space for Girliness in Physics: Understanding and Overcoming the Masculinity of Physics
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Götschel, Helene – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2014
Allison Gonsalves' article on "women doctoral students' positioning around discourses of gender and competence in physics" explores narratives of Canadian women physicists concerning their strategies to gain recognition as physicists. In my response to her rewarding and inspiring analysis I will reflect on her findings and arguments and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Womens Education, Females, Gender Issues
Re/presenting Intellectual Subjectivity: Gender and Visual Imagery in the Field of Higher Education
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Leathwood, Carole – Gender and Education, 2013
Visual images of students and academics in the UK have traditionally featured men, reflecting the historical predominance of men in these positions. When women were represented, sexist imagery and traditional constructions of femininity were not uncommon. This article explores the ways in which students and academics are constructed in a selection…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Imagery, Visual Environment, Gender Bias
Hegemonic Masculinity in Sport Education: Case Studies of Pre-Service Physical Education Teachers with Teaching Orientations
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Chen, YuChun; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D. – Sport, Education and Society, 2015
Previous research had indicated that pre-service teachers (PTs) with coaching orientations reinforced sexism and masculine bias while employing the sport education (SE) model. The purpose of the current study was to examine whether or not and the degree to which SE delivered by PTs with teaching orientations served to combat or reinforce sexism…
Descriptors: Masculinity, Athletics, Case Studies, Physical Education Teachers
Educating African American Males: Contexts for Consideration, Possibilities for Practice. Counterpoints: Studies in the Postmodern Theory of Education. Volume 383
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Brown, M. Christopher, II, Ed.; Dancy, T. Elon, II, Ed.; Davis, James Earl, Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2013
This book's predecessor, "Black Sons to Mothers: Compliments, Critiques, and Challenges for Cultural Workers in Education" (Peter Lang, 2000), sparked a decade of meaningful scholarship on the educational experiences and academic outcomes of African American males. "Black Sons to Mothers" proffered seminal contributions to the academic literature…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, African American Education, Race
How Culture Affects Female Inequality across Countries: An Empirical Study
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Cheung, Hoi Yan; Chan, Alex W. H. – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2007
Many studies have commented that culture has an influence on gender inequality. However, few studies have provided data that could be used to investigate how culture actually influences female inequality. One of the aims of this study is to investigate whether Hofstede's cultural dimensions have an impact on female inequality in education in terms…
Descriptors: Income, Females, Employment Opportunities, Enrollment Trends