ERIC Number: EJ1259791
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1657-0790
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Leadership, Risk Taking, and Social Gender Roles among Colombian Female Undergraduate Language Learners
PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, v22 n2 p33-47 Jul-Dec 2020
This case study sought to understand how 17 undergraduate students in the humanities and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors positioned themselves in terms of gender in relation to their leadership and risk-taking skills. For this study, I used students' artifacts, semistructured interviews, and focus group discussions, which tied into the objectives of the Academic Writing for Professional Development course that the participants signed up for at a public university in Colombia. To analyze the data, I used aspects of the grounded theory method. The results revealed that the division of labor and social gender roles supersede the students' initial positions. Because of this, women's leadership and risk-taking abilities are invisible, an assertion which continues to perpetuate social gender roles, gender stereotypes, and the patriarchy.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Females, Sex Role, Public Colleges, Leadership Qualities, Risk, Sex Stereotypes, STEM Education, Humanities, Disproportionate Representation, Self Concept, Professional Development, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Academic Language, Writing Instruction
Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Carrera 30 No. 45-03 Ciudad Universitaria, Bogotá, Colombia. Tel: +571-3165000 Ext.16780; Fax: +571-3165000 Ext.16780 or 16773; e-mail: rprofile_fchbog@unal.edu.co; Web site: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colombia
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