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Ikonen, Kirsi; Leinonen, Risto; Hirvonen, Pekka E.; Asikainen, Mervi A. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2019
In this study, Finnish ninth graders' and their school guidance counselors' views concerning ninth graders' perceptions of gender-appropriateness of occupations were examined. Special interest was placed on evaluating if ninth graders bring out any gender stereotypical perceptions regarding science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Student Attitudes, Sex Stereotypes
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Manninen, Sari – Gender and Education, 2013
This study examines change and the conditions of change in the masculinity of Olli, a working-class Finnish school boy. It explores "respect" as a status bound to masculine reputation, resources for obtaining respect in gendered identity work, and the negotiation of power in peer relations. I discuss how a "banal balancer"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, Masculinity, Working Class
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Niemi, Anna-Maija; Rosvall, Per-Åke – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2013
Research material from ethnographic studies of vocational upper secondary educational programmes in Finland and Sweden presented here indicates that the discourse of schoolwork as being either theoretical or practical is firmly fixed. However, the students on the researched programmes were aware of recent changes in the labour market that raise a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethnography, Males, Vocational Education