ERIC Number: EJ1458108
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0273-5024
EISSN: EISSN-1543-2769
Are Gender Stereotypes "Still" Prevalent in Physical Education? Spanish Teachers' and Students' Beliefs and Attitudes toward Gender Equity
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v44 n1 p111-122 2025
Grounded in "doing gender" theory, the purpose is to explore physical education teachers' and students' beliefs and attitudes toward gender equity in physical education and sports and to identify possible aspects to be addressed. Method: This is a cross-sectional study in which a random sampling by multistage clusters was followed. Participants included 90 physical education teachers and 644 secondary school students, who completed two different questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t tests, one-factor analysis of variance, and two-way analysis of variance comparisons. Findings: Most students and teachers showed equitable beliefs and attitudes at a sociocultural level. The intersection of teachers' age and self-identified sex/gender, and the self-identified sex/gender of students, played a significant role in the stereotypes. There was a gap between teachers' results and students' perceptions. Conclusion: Findings emphasize the need to implement critical feminist curricular approaches, especially with preservice teachers. Moreover, it is important that these approaches work on masculinities.
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Sex Stereotypes, Equal Education, Athletics, Physical Education, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Students, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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