The Gender Question In Education

In this innovative book, four prominent philosophers of education introduce readers to the central debates about the role of gender in educational practice, policymaking, and theory

Autorentext

Ann Diller is professor of education at the University of New Hampshire. Barbara Houston is professor of education at the University of New Hampshire. Kathryn Pauly Morgan is professor of philosophy, women's studies, and bioethics at the University of Toronto. Maryann Ayim is professor of education at the University of Western Ontario.

Inhalt

• Introduction Ann Diller. Theory A Conceptual Analysis of Sexism and Sexist Education Maryann Ayim and Barbara Houston. Genderized Education: Tradition Reconsidered M. Ayim. Freeing the Children: The Abolition of Gender Kathryn Pauly Morgan. Gender Freedom and the Subleties of Sexist Education B. Houston. The Androgenous Classroom: Liberation or Tyranny? K. P. Morgan. Theorizing Gender: How Much of It Do We Need? B. Houston. Pedagogy The Ethics of Care and Education: A New Paradigm, Its Critics, and Its Educational Significance A. Diller. Describing the Emperors New Clothes: Three Myths of Educational (In-)Equity K. P. Morgan. The Perils and Paradoxes of the Bearded Mothers K. P. Morgan. Is Rapprochement Possible Between Educational Criticism and Nurturance? A. Diller. Role Models: Help or Hindrance in the Pursuit of Autonomy? B. Houston. Politics An Ethics of Care Takes on Pluralism A. Diller. The Moral Politics of Sex Education K. P. Morgan. Womens Physical Education: A Gender-Sensitive Perspective A. Diller and B. Houston. * Political Correctness: The Debate Continues M. Ayim.