Methods are given for reducing elementary school teacher anxiety concerning math instruction. (LH)

This article discusses changing educational experiences for young children concerning sex role behavior. (PD)

The effects of short-term consciousness-raising instruction on the sexist attitudes of preservice teachers toward women was examined. To test the ability of teacher education institutions to lessen the level of sexist attitudes, 70 students were divided into three groups, a control group and two treatment groups. Each group was pretested and…

This survey shows that sex-role stereotyping exists in teachers' expectations as well as in teachers' attitudes. One of the most striking findings was that while teachers believed that there was equality between boys and girls, sex-role stereotyping appeared in almost all areas in the classroom. (CS)

Comments submitted by organizations and individuals to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare on the proposed regulations to implement Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 revealed that groups representing women, teachers, students, and civil rights commissions substantially differ on sex discrimination issues from education…

A stereotype is a standardized mental picture based on a common characteristic of a group of people, representing an oversimplified opinion or an uncritical judgment that is not reality-based. In order to understand the psychological basis of sex-role stereotyping it must be understood that the stereotype of men as strong, independent, and in…

The main question investigated by this study was whether future teachers' attitudes toward women were significantly different from the attitudes of other college students. The subjects of this research were college students divided into two groups--education majors and majors in other subjects. A Likert-type scale questionnaire was administered…

A theory is presented describing the structure of the conceptual patterns and demonstrating how sexism or racism (red-neck or symbolic) is developed and institutionalized in the interview process. After a review of recent research on the subject, the author explores the structural relationship of the American belief system, tracing its roots from…

Gay students need and deserve to have teachers (gay or nongay) who will both show them creative, nonneurotic ways of channeling their talents and energies and join in the battle against the ignorance that makes gay people such ready prey to nongay predators. As may be seen from three papers written in a teachers' workshop class on the topic "When…

In order to determine some of the prevalent attitudes toward women at Broward Community College (BCC) in Florida, questionnaires were sent to all staff, faculty, and administrators, and to 200 students. Respondents consisted of 52.4 percent females and 47.6 percent males. The average female respondent was 30 years old, had been employed at BCC for…

This report assesses how the classroom climate is affected by classroom structure, power dynamics within the classroom, different pedagogical styles, the curriculum, and the relationships between male and female students. Data come from quantitative and qualitative studies in classrooms at all levels and in related settings, along with surveys,…

An evaluation design for educational equity materials was utilized with seven instructional units on sex roles and sex stereotyping for teachers and teacher educators. The instructional units were developed by the Project on Sex Stereotyping in Education in the areas of human growth and development, mathematics education, science education,…

Developed for vocational educators as a self-study guide or as a basis for inservice workshops, this source book presents information on sex fair education. Each of the six sections contains fact sheets and references, and some contain checklists, guidelines or rating sheets, and highlighted questions and activities which may be used for…

Materials contained in the 16 volumes that make up the Rural America Series suggest practices through which rural schools can meet local community needs and realize their potential for career program delivery. This handbook is one of a subset of three program support function guides. Activities listed are designed to affect the indicators of…

This first of four workshop modules in the Project ASPIRE (Awareness of Sexual Prejudice Is the Responsibility of Educators) series deals with understanding the development of sexual bias and individual attitudes toward sex-role stereotyping. (See Note about other modules.) The module helps work participants explore (1) the development of an…