"To be Feminine, to be Delicate, to be A Mother". Social Representations of Gender in Teachers: A Qualitative Study

“Ser femenina, ser delicada, ser madre”. Representaciones sociales de género del profesorado: un estudio cualitativo

Ramírez-Pereira , Mirliana - Cabezas Aravena, Fernanda - Parada Muñoz, Estefanía - Quintrileo Valenzuela, Constanza - Duarte González, Rosa
Detalles Bibliográficos
2019
gender
educational environment
teacher's behavior
teacher
género
ambiente educacional
comportamiento del docente
docente
Español
Universidad Católica del Uruguay
LIBERI
https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/paginasdeeducacion/article/view/1869
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/3968
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Resumen:
Sumario:Social Representations of Gender are related to stereotypes and gender roles, that interfere in personal development. The aim of this research is to understand the social representations of gender in teachers at elementary school in Santiago of Chile. This is a qualitative research from a post-positivist paradigm. Following the snowball technique, in-depth interviews with teachers were conducted and then subjected to content analysis. Among the main results, the following stand out: the reproduction of social representations differentiated according to biological sex and the effort made by teachers to promote gender equality in the classroom.