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- Title
Examining Gender Stereotypes Regarding Social Roles and Mathematical Ability in Mathematics Textbooks.
- Authors
İncikabı, Semahat; Haliloğlu, Nagehan
- Abstract
It is important for gender equality in education to include balanced gender representations in the textbooks and to prepare these representations by paying attention to the existing sexist stereotypes regarding both social roles and mathematics. This study aimed to examine how gender factors are handled in primary school mathematics textbooks. This research, which has a qualitative nature, was carried out with the document analysis method. The data source of the study consists of current primary school mathematics textbooks prepared by the Ministry of National Education. 701 content, including visual, written, and both, in the textbooks were evaluated in terms of gender biases. The contents were analyzed in the context of gender dominance, gender perceptions, and gender emphasis on being able to do the math. According to the research findings, the rate of male-dominant content in all textbooks except the fourth grade is higher than the rate of female-dominated content. On the other hand, neutral situations in which neither gender is dominant were found at a lower rate compared to the other two conditions. However, when the social roles of male and female genders in primary school mathematics textbooks are examined, it is seen that the roles given to men are more diverse and common than the roles given to women. In addition, the ability to do mathematics and gender associations in textbooks is generally in the opposite direction of the stereotype that "girls cannot do mathematics". Findings were discussed in line with the relevant literature, and suggestions were provided.
- Subjects
MATHEMATICS textbooks; SOCIAL role; GENDER stereotypes; GENDER inequality; MATHEMATICAL ability; ELECTRONIC textbooks; SEX discrimination; SOCIAL dominance; EDUCATIONAL equalization
- Publication
Journal of Kirsehir Education Faculty, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 2, p880
- ISSN
2147-1037
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.29299/kefad.1119361