Understanding the impact of a teacher education course on attitudes towards gender equity in physical activity and sport: An exploratory mixed methods evaluation

Title: Understanding the impact of a teacher education course on attitudes towards gender equity in physical activity and sport: An exploratory mixed methods evaluation
Creator: Pollock, Emma R.; Young, Myles D.; Lubans, David R.; Coffey, Julia E.; Hansen, Vibeke; Morgan, Philip J.
Relation: Teaching and Teacher Education Vol. 105, no. 103421
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2021.103421
Publisher: Elsevier
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2021
Description: This study explored the impact of a university teacher education course on preservice and inservice teachers’ attitudes towards gender equity in physical activity and sport. Preservice teachers (n = 40) completed an Implicit Association Test and explicit attitude measures pre- and post-course. Focus group interviews were conducted with preservice and inservice teachers (n = 24). Preservice teachers reduced their negative implicit and explicit attitudes towards girls and activity. Preservice and inservice teachers also improved their awareness and gained skills to address gender-related issues in schools. Targeted teacher education courses have the potential to improve gender equity in schools.
Subject: inservice and preservice teachers; implicit and explicit attitudes; gender bias; physical activity; gender equity; teacher training
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1441761
Identifier: uon:41524
Identifier: ISSN:0742-051X
Language: eng
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