Gender Stereotypes in Education: Development, Consequences, and Interventions

Autor(en)

Marlene Kollmayer, Barbara Schober, Christiane Spiel

Abstrakt

Despite many efforts to increase gender fairness in education in recent years, the issue has not yet become obsolete: Gender discrimination still exists and finds expression in unused chances and limited action repertoires for both sexes. This article gives an overview on existing gender differences across the lifespan before providing explanations for these differences from a developmental perspective. We present psychological theories of development dealing with the adoption of gender typical preferences and behaviors in children, and draw the connection to the role parents' and teachers' gender stereotypes play in this process. The mechanisms contributing to the perpetuation of gender differences are illustrated via empirical studies. Finally, we offer starting points for interventions to prevent the development of these gender differences, and introduce the REFLECT program which enhances gender competence in secondary school teachers and their students, and a training program for kindergarten teachers as concrete examples of such interventions.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Arbeits-, Wirtschafts- und Sozialpsychologie

Journal

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Band

15

Seiten

361-377

Anzahl der Seiten

17

ISSN

1740-5629

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2016.1193483

Publikationsdatum

06-2016

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

501002 Angewandte Psychologie, 501016 Pädagogische Psychologie

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social Psychology

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/63fca222-0e46-4177-9913-f024ac49fcd3