Develop basic understanding of gender and its related key concepts. 💡
Understand some important landmarks in connection with gender and education in the contemporary perspective. 📚
Learn about gender issues in school curriculum, text, and pedagogical processes. 🏫
Understand the relationship of gender, power, and sexuality to education. ⚖️
(B) Syllabus
SECTION – A
Gender: Concept, Social, Psychological, and cultural constructs of gender. 🚻
Gender Role and perceptions: masculinity and femininity, feminism, and Patriarchy. 👩🏫
SECTION – B
Gender and Society: Gender equity, gender equality, gender roles, gender biases, and gender stereotyping. 🌐
Gender identity: concept and development, gender bias and gender issues in Indian society. 🇮🇳
Activities (Any one of the following)
Identification of gender bias in school textbooks. 📚
Preparation of a report on organizational climate in single-sex and co-education schools. 📊
(C) Books Recommended
Naik, J.P (1975). Equality, Quality and Quantity. The Elusive Triangle in Indian Education. Bombay: Allied. 📘
Jain, V. K. and Arora, A. P (1995). Effect of School Level Variables on Achievement Gap between Boys and Girls, Indian Educational Review, Special Number DPEP. 30(1). January. 📗
Bordia, A. (2007). Education For Gender Equity: The Lok Jumbish experience, p 313-329. 📕
Chatterji, S. A. (1993). The Indian Women in Perspective, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing. 📘
Devendra, K. (1994). Changing Status of Women in India, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House. 📗
Gupta, A. K. (1986). Women and Society, New Delhi: Sterling Publications. 📕
Ministry of Education (1959). Report of National Committee of Women's Education. New Delhi: ME. 📘
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