The aim of this study is to investigate in what ways a gender perspective is present in Gambian public schools. In particular we are interested in if, and if so how, teachers in the Gambian school express gender awareness. To collect data, ten semi-structured interviews and ten observations are conducted with teachers from two rural regions in the Gambia. The collected data is analysed using Hirdmans gender system theory with the main focus on four central concepts from the theory, where this study’s analysis has its foundation. Studies of previous research show that boys get more attention than girls in the classroom and that a separation between the sexes occur in different ways. The results in this study show that the teachers are aware of the term gender equality based on the interviews, thus, some utterances show that different expectations and norms occur in the Gambian society depending on the sex. The boys receive most attention from the teachers in practise, regardless if it is positive or negative.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-369410 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Carlberg, Lovisa, Entoft, Emelie |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | Examensarbete vid Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier |
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