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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: "This article offers new insight into students’ responses to Womens’\r\nand
    Gender Studies (WGS) classes by overcoming the self-selection\r\nbias hitherto
    inherent in the field. Exploring the experiences of 1406\r\nstudents (770 women,
    636 men) of a university with a WGS\r\nrequirement across all study programmes,
    we examine the\r\nprevailing discourses on WGS, participants’ (dis)agreement as
    well\r\nas personal and professional benefits gained through WGS.\r\nAdditionally,
    we evaluate the perceived value of WGS for\r\nthemselves, in society, and of WGS
    opportunities in higher\r\neducation. Findings reveal a gender bias regarding
    discourses,\r\nexperience, benefit, and value, with 70.1% women and 32.4% men\r\nsupporting
    the idea of WGS as a mandatory subject. Women’s\r\nsupport indicates a need for
    tools to negotiate gender issues,\r\nwhile men’s resistance serves to defend male
    privileges. We\r\nconclude that a requirement of WGS classes amplifies the\r\npotential
    for both – resistance and change."
author:
- first_name: Ilona
  full_name: Horwath, Ilona
  last_name: Horwath
- first_name: Christian
  full_name: Diabl, Christian
  last_name: Diabl
citation:
  ama: Horwath I, Diabl C. Liberating or indoctrinating? Surveying students’ perceptions
    of a Womens’ and Gender Studies requirement. <i>Gender and Education</i>. Published
    online 2019:1109-1126. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355">10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355</a>
  apa: Horwath, I., &#38; Diabl, C. (2019). Liberating or indoctrinating? Surveying
    students’ perceptions of a Womens’ and Gender Studies requirement. <i>Gender and
    Education</i>, 1109–1126. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355">https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355</a>
  bibtex: '@article{Horwath_Diabl_2019, title={Liberating or indoctrinating? Surveying
    students’ perceptions of a Womens’ and Gender Studies requirement}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355">10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355</a>},
    journal={Gender and Education}, author={Horwath, Ilona and Diabl, Christian},
    year={2019}, pages={1109–1126} }'
  chicago: Horwath, Ilona, and Christian Diabl. “Liberating or Indoctrinating? Surveying
    Students’ Perceptions of a Womens’ and Gender Studies Requirement.” <i>Gender
    and Education</i>, 2019, 1109–26. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355">https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355</a>.
  ieee: 'I. Horwath and C. Diabl, “Liberating or indoctrinating? Surveying students’
    perceptions of a Womens’ and Gender Studies requirement,” <i>Gender and Education</i>,
    pp. 1109–1126, 2019, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355">10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355</a>.'
  mla: Horwath, Ilona, and Christian Diabl. “Liberating or Indoctrinating? Surveying
    Students’ Perceptions of a Womens’ and Gender Studies Requirement.” <i>Gender
    and Education</i>, 2019, pp. 1109–26, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355">10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355</a>.
  short: I. Horwath, C. Diabl, Gender and Education (2019) 1109–1126.
date_created: 2021-09-14T21:05:30Z
date_updated: 2022-04-21T18:11:32Z
ddc:
- '300'
department:
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doi: 10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355
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  date_created: 2021-09-14T21:07:03Z
  date_updated: 2021-09-14T21:07:03Z
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keyword:
- Education policy
- equality
- higher education
- critical pedagogies
- gender mainstreaming
- curriculum
language:
- iso: eng
page: 1109-1126
publication: Gender and Education
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 0954-0253
  - 1360-0516
publication_status: published
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Liberating or indoctrinating? Surveying students’ perceptions of a Womens’
  and Gender Studies requirement
type: journal_article
user_id: '83744'
year: '2019'
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