ERIC Number: EJ917127
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1172
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The Gender Role Perceptions of Male Students at a Prestigious, Single-Gender, Catholic High School
Thompson, Franklin T.; Austin, William P.
Education, v130 n3 p424-446 Win 2010
This study utilized a data set of categorical responses measuring the gender role views of students (N = 701) from a prestigious, Midwestern, all-male, Catholic high school. Incongruence between student self-perceptions and the realities of gender role miseducation and the embracement of sexist ideology were readily apparent. Findings suggest that all-boys' schools are improved if they (1) co-opt parents to become active partners in promoting women's awareness, (2) adopt meaningful anti-sexist curriculum that is K-12 articulated throughout the district, (3) find a way to capitalize on gender friendliness that students bring into the school as freshman, sensitivities that somehow become eroded by their senior year, and (4) recruit and retain a student population that reflects racial, economic, and religious diversity--characteristics that appear to have an impact on school climate that is more female sensitive. Male graduates from single-gender schools tend to become leaders within their community, thereby necessitating a need for anti-sexist, critical pedagogy. Educators cannot assume that appropriate gender role education for students who attend schools with no opposite-sex peers will come from parents, or that school influence will be meaningful and balanced without a concerted effort on the part of the administration. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Catholic Schools, Sex Role, Males, Student Attitudes, College Students, Single Sex Colleges, Parent Participation, Consciousness Raising, Student Recruitment, Academic Persistence, Student Diversity, Educational Environment, Females, Racial Differences, Socialization, Surveys, Religion, Family Income, Student Characteristics, Feminism
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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