BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Teaching in the Bed of Procrustes: Macho Culture and Gendered Teac her-Student Interactions in Secondary Education - Dr Dimitri Van Maele\, E llen Huyge &\; Els Consuegra. Supervisors: Prof Dr Nadine Engels &\; Prof Dr Mieke Van Houtte DTSTART:20130520T163000Z DTEND:20130520T173000Z UID:TALK44195@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:32583 DESCRIPTION:In this seminar the general aim and research approach of the p roject “Teaching in the Bed of Procrustes” will be presented. This pro ject is funded by the Flemish government agency for Innovation by Science and Technology and explores the effectiveness of gender-sensitive strategi es with regard to academic achievement\, school retardation\, drop-out\, t he motivation to learn and the aspirations of boys and girls in secondary education. We will particularly focus on the role of macho culture and gen dered teacher-student interactions in secondary schools.\nThe seminar take s off with an overview of the primary research questions and methodologies of the Procrustes project in which three research areas are put at the ce ntre: (1) (gender) identity and development\, (2) anti-school culture and teacher-student interactions\, and (3) well-being and belonging at school. Next the longitudinal research framework will be discussed\, which is cha racterized by quantitative data gathering among students\, parents\, teach ers\, and principals of 59 Flemish secondary schools\, and by four distinc t interventions across 20 schools. \nThe seminar proceeds with a conceptua l and theoretical framework of macho cultures in secondary education. Mach o cultures in education are important to investigate because they inform t he presence of anti-school attitudes and behaviors among boys and girls. W e discuss what may constitute macho attitudes and behaviors of students\, such as traditional gender ideologies\, risk behavior\, and low motivation . We further elaborate on how such attitudes and behaviors may become shar ed among boys/girls from a same school\, yielding the presence of macho cu ltures in school\, and how the latter might relate to compositional school features and affect educational processes.\nWe end with a discussion on h ow the method of ‘video stimulated recall interviewing' (VSRI) is a prom ising road to increase awareness among teachers of their different interac tions with boys and girls in class. Numerous studies have already indicate d that teachers interact in another way with both sexes. We claim that in order to establish positive interactions with both boys and girls\, a firs t step is to make teachers aware of their gendered interactions in class. Our empirical findings indicate that VSRI is a suitable intervention metho d to improve this teacher awareness.\n\nSee CCE Seminars page for further info: http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/cce/events/seminars.html\n LOCATION:Room GS5 Donald McIntyre Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 Hi lls Road\, Cambridge END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR