The Eighth International Literacy & Education Research Network Conference on

SPETSES, GREECE
4-8 July 2001

Dr Wally Moroz

Senior lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia

Boys will be Boys Implications of Students' Perceptions of their Learning Environment

Abstract

The research shows there are significant gender differences in attitude toward school, school rules, teachers, learning environments, school subjects and teaching-learning practices. A study of over 3 000 primary school students suggests these gender differences are evident and significant from age 11 and they appear to intensify through to the high school years, reinforcing conventional gender stereotypes.

The implications for learning are clear: more of the same is no longer really acceptable, teachers need to be more aware of the social dynamics and differences in their classroom/s and they need to be pro-active in meeting the needs of their learners.

Bionote

Dr Wally Moroz, Senior lecturer, Social Science Education, Edith Cowan University, Perth Western Australia. Research interests: middle schooling, information technologies in learning, teacher training, civics and citizenship education, outcomes based eduction, boys education.

Presentation Type
30 min. paper

Presentation Equipment and Other Requests
Overhead projector

Speaking Date/Time Restrictions

Country
Australia