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_id: '24462'
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. Gender and Education. Published
online 2019:1109-1126. doi:10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355
apa: Horwath, I., & Diabl, C. (2019). Liberating or indoctrinating? Surveying
students’ perceptions of a Womens’ and Gender Studies requirement. Gender and
Education, 1109–1126. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355
bibtex: '@article{Horwath_Diabl_2019, title={Liberating or indoctrinating? Surveying
students’ perceptions of a Womens’ and Gender Studies requirement}, DOI={10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355},
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.” Gender
and Education, 2019, 1109–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355.
ieee: 'I. Horwath and C. Diabl, “Liberating or indoctrinating? Surveying students’
perceptions of a Womens’ and Gender Studies requirement,” Gender and Education,
pp. 1109–1126, 2019, doi: 10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355.'
mla: Horwath, Ilona, and Christian Diabl. “Liberating or Indoctrinating? Surveying
Students’ Perceptions of a Womens’ and Gender Studies Requirement.” Gender
and Education, 2019, pp. 1109–26, doi:10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355.
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
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