Título: Gender differences in teachers' interactions with students from disrupted families : a case study of language arts and mathematics teachers in an urban high school
Autores: Lo, Elsa
Fecha: 1993
Publicador: McGill University - MCGILL
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Tipo: Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Tema: Teacher-student relationships
Children of divorced parents
Descripción: This study explores gender differences in the ways teachers interact with high school students from disrupted families. Four language arts teachers and five mathematics teachers from an urban high school in Montreal, Quebec were interviewed and observed in their classroom interactions with students. The findings revealed that gender differences were related to the teachers' perceptions of professional roles, and were reinforced by the segmentation of teaching and guidance responsibilities in urban schools. Female teachers were inclined to consider teaching as related to the upbringing of youths, and perceived themselves as responsible for the academic and social-emotional development of their students. Male teachers, in contrast, viewed their role as subject-specialists to disseminate knowledge. These role perceptions strongly influenced teachers' classroom interactions with students from disrupted families.
Idioma: en