Gender-sensitive education as a tool for building an inclusive school environment:Comparison of the situation in the Czech Republic, Austria, and Hungary Cover Image

Genderově citlivé vzdělávání jako prostředek k vytváření inkluzivního školního prostředí: Porovnání situacev České republice, Rakousku a Maďarsku
Gender-sensitive education as a tool for building an inclusive school environment:Comparison of the situation in the Czech Republic, Austria, and Hungary

Author(s): Dagmar Krišová
Subject(s): Inclusive Education / Inclusion
Published by: Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně
Keywords: gender; gender-sensitive education; gender equality; inclusive environment; content analysis

Summary/Abstract: The article introduces inclusive education as gender-sensitive education. Gender-sensitive education and inclusion are joined by a common goal of fair education for all regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion or disability.Research showsteachers tend to approach female and male pupilsdifferently on the basis of stereotypical ideas about the abilities and skills of boys/men and girls/women. These ideas influence pupils'aspirations and future occupations. The study presents partial results of the Towards Gender-Sensitive Education project,which used qualitative content analysis to examine the conceptualization of gender and gender equality in official documents of educational policies in the Czech Republic, Austria, and Hungary. The analysis of legislative, strategic and curricular documents and relevant handbooks showed three different approaches to gender equality and thereforethree different approaches to fair, inclusiveandgender-sensitive education.

  • Issue Year: 7/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 32-46
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English, Czech