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Publication Date: 2017
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Emotional Pedagogy and the Gendering of Social and Emotional Learning
Evans, Rhiannon
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v38 n2 p184-202 2017
Social and emotional learning (SEL) has predominantly been conceptualised as a neurological process, which has precluded understanding of how social, cultural and material discourses inform the expression of emotional experiences. Gender remains a notable omission. This article explores the micro-practices through which gender structures the development of young people's emotional subjectivities within the context of a school-based SEL intervention. Particular emphasis is placed on the gendering strategies utilised by educational professionals during the course of their emotional pedagogy. Three strategies are considered: the overt coercion of girls to demonstrate their learning; the permission of boys' passivity, with their docile bodies being indicated as a signifier of participation; and the restricting of occasions for emotional expression in accordance with perceived gender norms. Efforts to inculcate students with a gendered emotional subjectivity mean that differential learning opportunities are on offer, raising concerns about the introduction of new forms of gendered educational inequalities.
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Sex, Intervention, Psychological Patterns, Gender Issues, Behavior Standards, Social Behavior, Gender Differences, Learning, Students, Teachers, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Wales)
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