Increasing Elementary School Teachers'  Awareness of Gender Inequity in Student  Computer Usage

dc.creator	Nicole LUONGO
dc.date	2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:30:10Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:30:10Z
dc.identifier	1307-9298
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ae2e1e7872ce4128a5184fdaa9dc53f8
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/22253
dc.description	This study was designed to increase gender equity awareness in elementary school teachers withrespect to student computer and technology usage. Using professional development methods with agroup of teachers, the writer attempted to help them become more aware of gender bias intechnology instruction. An analysis of the data revealed that teachers who were exposed to genderequity professional development training sessions were more likely to exhibit gender equitableteaching behaviors than they did prior to the sessions. The data also indicated that teachers providedmore equitable assistance to their classroom students after being presented with gender equityinterventions.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
dc.relation	http://www.iejee.com/4_3_2012/IEJEE_4_3_519_544.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1307-9298
dc.source	International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 519-544 (2012)
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	Gender
dc.subject	Bias
dc.subject	Elementary
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Increasing Elementary School Teachers' Awareness of Gender Inequity in Student Computer Usage
dc.type	article