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SUMMARY:Masculinities / Femininities in Education - Saskia Aerts &amp\; We
 ndelien Van Tieghem. Supervisor: Prof Dr Mieke Van Houtte
DTSTART:20130520T140000Z
DTEND:20130520T150000Z
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DESCRIPTION:In this seminar the focus is on masculinities / femininities i
 n education. Based on research in secondary schools in Flanders\, we discu
 ss the impact of the sexual identity and gender identity of students on th
 eir school careers and experiences.\nResults from survey research among se
 condary school students in Flanders showed that sense of school belonging\
 , school motivation and school performance did not significantly differ be
 tween heterosexual and non-heterosexual boys\, but they did differ between
  heterosexual and non-heterosexual girls. One of the possible explanations
  for these gender differences among sexual minority students is the link b
 etween sexual identity and gender identity. It is suggested that non-heter
 osexual girls might show less gender specific school attitudes or fit the 
 typical “female student role” less well than heterosexual girls. \nIn 
 a follow-up study\, we delve deeper into the impact of gender identity on 
 educational processes. We do not limit our research to LGB students\, but 
 broaden our scope to all 7th grade students from a representative sample o
 f Flemish schools. This way\, we can not only check whether the remarkable
  findings from the first study hold for non-LGB students\, but we can also
  transcend the gender dichotomy that has pervaded educational research for
  so long. Thus\, instead of focusing on differences between boys and girls
  and overlooking underachieving girls and high achieving boys\, we investi
 gate mechanisms that have an impact on both boys and girls. To do this\, w
 e employ the concept of gender identity which refers to the extent to whic
 h someone feels to be ‘masculine’ of ‘feminine’. This way\, we can
  investigate quantitatively whether rather masculine adolescents differ fr
 om rather feminine adolescents\, and whether gender-atypical adolescents d
 iffer from gender-typical adolescents on various educational processes.\n
LOCATION:Room GS5 Donald McIntyre Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 Hi
 lls Road\, Cambridge
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