Syllabus for Gender and Education
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Syllabus
- 7.5 credits
- Course code: 4PE267
- Education cycle: Second cycle
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Main field(s) of study and in-depth level:
Sociology of Education A1N
Explanation of codes
The code indicates the education cycle and in-depth level of the course in relation to other courses within the same main field of study according to the requirements for general degrees:
First cycle
- G1N: has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
- G1F: has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
- G1E: contains specially designed degree project for Higher Education Diploma
- G2F: has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
- G2E: has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements, contains degree project for Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
- GXX: in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Second cycle
- A1N: has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
- A1F: has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements
- A1E: contains degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (60 credits)
- A2E: contains degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (120 credits)
- AXX: in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
- Grading system: Fail (U), Pass (G), Pass with distinction (VG)
- Established: 2021-03-17
- Established by: The Department Board
- Applies from: Spring 2022
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Entry requirements:
A Bachelor's degree including at least 90 credits from a discipline pertaining to the social sciences or the humanities.
- Responsible department: Department of Education
Decisions and guidelines
The course is part of the Master's Programme in Sociology of Education. It can also be given as an independent course.
Learning outcomes
The course aims at providing students with a multidisciplinary understanding of how gender and education are related and how this relationship has developed over time and space.
After completion of the course students are expected to be able to:
- from a historical perspective describe and analyse how access and provision of education are structured according to gender and how education has been used by women and men
- account for and analyse educational strategies of women and men in relation to varying resources
- discuss how women's and men's investments in education are related to entrance to and careers in the labour market
- compare the relationship between gender and education from an international perspective
- account for central concepts and traditions for the understanding of gender and education
Content
The course focuses on gender and education from a multidisciplinary, historical and comparative perspective.
The following areas are covered in the course:
- gender and education from a historical perspective,
- educational strategies of men and women
- the relationship between education and the labour market from a gender perspective
- international comparisons of gender and education
- central concepts and traditions for understanding gender and education
Instruction
The course consists of a series of lectures, seminars and workshops.
Assessment
The assessment is based on written and/or oral assignments.
If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.
Reading list
Reading list
Applies from: Spring 2022
Some titles may be available electronically through the University library.
Reading List
UNESCO. A new generation: 25 years of efforts for gender equality in education. Paris: UNESCO. 2020. 92 pp. Accessible at: https://gem-report-2020.unesco.org/gender-report/
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Arnot, Madeleine;
Mac an Ghaill, Mairtin
The RoutledgeFalmer reader in gender and education
London: Routledge, 2006
Mandatory
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Carter, Patricia Anne;
Lakes, Richard D.
Naomi Silverman,
Globalizing Education for Work: Comparative Perspectives on Gender and the New Economy (Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education) [Elektronisk resurs]
Routledge, 2004
Mandatory
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Niskanen, Kirsti;
Barany, Michael J.
Gender, embodiment, and the history of the scholarly persona : incarnations and contestations
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Selected Chapters
Mandatory
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Closing the Gender Gap: Act Now [Elektronisk resurs]
OECD Publications Centre, 2012
Selected Chapters
Mandatory
Articles of up to 200 pages will be added by the course management.
The scope of the course literature falls within the framework of the guidelines established in accordance with the Student Union. For a course of 7.5 credits, the total number of pages should not exceed 1000 pages.