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Harlow, Roxanna – Teaching Sociology, 2009
Instructors teaching students about social inequality, especially sexism and racism, often face some degree of student resistance. Opposition is particularly strong when students are from a white, middle to upper class background. As Haddad and Lieberman (2002) remark, "Students from privileged backgrounds lack personal experience with structures…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Racial Discrimination, Social Behavior, Disadvantaged
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Potvin, Geoff; Hazari, Zahra; Tai, Robert H.; Sadler, Philip M. – Science Education, 2009
In this study, the evaluation of high school biology, chemistry, and physics teachers by their students is examined according to the gender of the student and the gender of the teacher. Female teachers are rated significantly lower than male teachers by male students in all three disciplines, whereas female students underrate female teachers only…
Descriptors: Females, Family School Relationship, Physics, Males
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Bickmore, Kathy – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2002
This paper examines the mutually-reinforcing problems of sexism and heterosexism, and the actions that may be taken by social educators to ameliorate such injustices. Various approaches to anti-heterosexism education are organized in relation to the three dimensions of handling social conflict: intervention procedures (in particular the management…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Gender Bias, Social Studies
Valenziano, Laura – Online Submission, 2007
The influence of gender on computer-mediated communication is a research area with tremendous growth. This study sought to determine what gender effects exist in email communication between professors and students. The study also explored the amount of lying and misinterpretation that occurs through online communication. The study results indicate…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Gender Differences, College Faculty, Electronic Mail
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Ray, Angela G. – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 2007
During the Reconstruction era, hundreds of disenfranchised women throughout the United States attempted to register and to vote, performing a participatory argument in an ongoing public controversy about the parameters of the polity. As rhetorical rituals, these women's voting efforts displayed an alternative social order and illuminated the…
Descriptors: United States History, Females, Voting, Citizenship
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Moodley, Roy – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2007
Since multiculturalism is not fully theorised it has created much confusion in counselling and psychotherapy. It has been criticised for ignoring questions of power relations, and for emphasising the cultural differences of ethnic minority groups rather than focus on their similar predicaments of racism, sexism, misogyny, homophobia and economic…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Psychotherapy, Minority Groups, Sexual Orientation
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Srimulyani, Eka – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2007
The "pondok pesantren" education is a "traditional" form of Muslim education in Indonesia. This boarding school system can be traced back to the 18th century or further. However, it was not until 1930 that the "pesantren" officially admitted female students, beginning with the Pesantren Denanyar of Jombang. The…
Descriptors: Muslims, Females, Boarding Schools, Educational Quality
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Case, Kim A. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2007
Research examining the impact of women's studies courses provides evidence of student changes such as greater agreement with feminist and egalitarian attitudes, lower prejudice against women, and increased activism. Using a pre- and posttest design, the current studies assess students' awareness of male privilege, prejudice against women, support…
Descriptors: Feminism, Females, Identification, Affirmative Action
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Lacasse, Anne; Mendelson, Morton J. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
Adolescence is a transitional period when the pressure to engage in romantic and sexual relationships can leave teenagers feeling confused and at risk for sexual coercion. Our studies investigated characteristics of male and female perpetrators and victims of peer sexual coercion, focusing on self-esteem, sexist attitudes, and involvement in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexuality, Adolescents, Risk
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McDonald, Judith A.; Thornton, Robert J. – Journal of Human Resources, 2007
We analyze the female-male gap in starting-salary offers for new college graduates using data from the annual surveys of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), unique (and proprietary) data that have not previously been used for this purpose. A major advantage of working with a data set on salaries for new college graduates is…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Gender Differences, Wages, Salaries
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Roer-Strier, Dorit; Ezra, Dina Ben – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2006
This article addresses cultural adaptation of Western-Palestinian intermarried couples. Using in-depth interviews, information was gathered from 16 participants, 7 Western women and 9 Palestinian men, living in Palestinian cities in the West Bank. Adaptation strategies are typified by the extent to which each spouse embraces the partner's culture.…
Descriptors: Marriage, Foreign Countries, Spouses, Acculturation
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Etherington, Matthew – Education Research and Perspectives, 2008
This article builds on the foundations and evaluations laid recently by Symes and Gulson in their 2005 article, "Crucifying Education: The rise and rise of new Christian schooling in Australia." It evaluates the warrant of Christian schooling within a liberal democracy and offers a rejoinder for defending the rights of Christian…
Descriptors: Christianity, Religious Education, Foreign Countries, Values Education
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Johns, Roger J. – Journal of Legal Studies Education, 2008
The teaching of law in collegiate schools of business has a long history and a set of purposes that includes training students to know and understand their basic legal rights and obligations in the business arena, to recognize and avoid the liability-laden situations that would necessitate legal representation, to know when to engage legal…
Descriptors: Employment, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Court Litigation, Teaching Methods
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Bagilhole, Barbara; White, Kate – Tertiary Education and Management, 2008
Women remain outsiders in university leadership and management. The literature indicates that discipline base, career mobility, experience outside academia, selection processes, and gender stereotyping may impact on women becoming senior managers. This article reports on research with current and former Vice-Chancellors, senior managers, and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Managerial Occupations, Females, Skill Analysis
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Rolin, Kristina – Science & Education, 2008
Physics education reform movements should pay attention to feminist analyses of gender in the culture of physics for two reasons. One reason is that feminist analyses contribute to an understanding of a "chilly climate" women encounter in many physics university departments. Another reason is that feminist analyses reveal that certain styles of…
Descriptors: Feminism, Physics, Educational Change, Epistemology
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