http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).21
10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).21
Published : Jun 2023
An Exploration of the University Students' Experiences Regarding the Teachers' Gender Bias
This qualitative study was a follow-up of quantitative research which was conducted to identify the male university teachers’ gender bias in the classroom. In this qualitative exploration, there were 18 students who were sampled for the study conveniently. The researchers developed an interview protocol based on (Ali et al., 2021) and collected the data with the help of individual interviews. The interview protocol comprised nine open-ended questions. The data were analyzed with the help of the Thematic analysis. The qualitative results confirmed the quantitative results that the teachers’ interaction was found biased against females. Similarly, their feedback was also found biased against males and the positive feedback and motivation are given more to the female students. Similarly, the teachers’ expectations were found biased against females in that the challenging tasks are not assigned to them keeping in view their gender. The teachers also use male-oriented language while teaching.
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Bias in Classroom, Teachers' Practices, Students' Experiences
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(1) Samera Jabeen
PhD Scholar, Department of Psychology, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Mohsin Asif
MPhil Scholar, Special Needs Education, Department of Education, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Abid Ali
MPhil Scholar (ELPS), Division of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Jabeen, S., Asif, M., & Ali, A. (2023). An Exploration of the University Students' Experiences Regarding the Teachers' Gender Bias. Global Sociological Review, VIII(II), 192-199. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).21
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CHICAGO : Jabeen, Samera, Mohsin Asif, and Abid Ali. 2023. "An Exploration of the University Students' Experiences Regarding the Teachers' Gender Bias." Global Sociological Review, VIII (II): 192-199 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).21
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HARVARD : JABEEN, S., ASIF, M. & ALI, A. 2023. An Exploration of the University Students' Experiences Regarding the Teachers' Gender Bias. Global Sociological Review, VIII, 192-199.
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MHRA : Jabeen, Samera, Mohsin Asif, and Abid Ali. 2023. "An Exploration of the University Students' Experiences Regarding the Teachers' Gender Bias." Global Sociological Review, VIII: 192-199
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TURABIAN : Jabeen, Samera, Mohsin Asif, and Abid Ali. "An Exploration of the University Students' Experiences Regarding the Teachers' Gender Bias." Global Sociological Review VIII, no. II (2023): 192-199. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).21