Gender Facts: A Moral Dilemma.

Autor/in	Gloeckner, Gene W.
Titel	Gender Facts: A Moral Dilemma.
Quelle	(1997), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Stellungnahme; College Programs; Enrollment; Females; Higher Education; Middle Schools; Nontraditional Education; Nontraditional Occupations; Secondary Education; Sex Bias; Student Recruitment; Technical Education; Technology Education; Womens Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienprogramm; Einschulung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Non-traditional occupations; Alternatives Berufsfeld; Sekundarbereich; Technikunterricht; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung
Abstract	Technology education has a long history of attempting to make female students comfortable with the field. Although there has been limited success in recruiting females into the field, the situation is much more positive than it was 75 years ago, when girls were often forbidden to take "manual training" classes. A 1980 Montana report on gender bias in technical education in the state showed less than 10 percent female enrollment in every technical area except graphic arts (where there were 51 percent females). Today, there is still a disparity between males and females in technology education and other technical fields. Among technology teachers, only about 7 percent are female. In most high school subjects the gender differences are striking, with less than 15 percent female enrollment in technology courses. Middle school data, however, show gains in female students in the technical fields. In higher education, more females than males are earning associate's and bachelor's degrees, whereas the reverse is true for doctoral degrees and professional degrees. Far more males than females are earning degrees in the technological fields. Although technology education has come a long way in 75 years, much more progress needs to be made in making technology education acceptable and accessible for girls and women. (Contains 13 references and a gender quiz with answer key.) (KC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01