Gender, School & Society

Paper Code: 
EDU- 805
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Hours: 
Contact hours (45) + Independent work (30) + Others (15) = Total Hours (90)
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

After completing the course the students will be able to:

  • develop basic understanding and familiarity with key concepts – gender, gender bias, gender stereotype, empowerment, gender parity, equity and equality, patriarchy and feminism
  • understand some important landmarks in connection with growth of women’s education in historical and contemporary periods
  • learn about gender issues in school, curriculum, textual materials across disciplines, pedagogical processes and its intersection with class, caste, religion and region
  • understand the need to address gender based violence in all social spaces and evolves strategies for addressing it

Course Outcomes (COs):

 

Course

Course Outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

 

EDU 805

 

 

Gender, School & Society

CO96: Analyze the equity & equality in relation with caste, class, religion, ethnicity, disability & regional disparity.

CO97:  Identify different ways to solve the problem of discrimination.

 

Teaching strategies:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Case study

Learning strategies: 

Self-learning assignments, Survey

Formative Assessment (30%): Class test- week 6, Assignment (1), presentation (1)

Summative Assessment (70%)

Semester end examination
 

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Gender issues: Key Concepts
  • Gender, Sexuality, Patriarchy, Masculinity and Femininity
  • Gender bias, Stereotyping and Gender Identity
  • Equity and Equality in relation with caste, class, religion, ethnicity, disability and regional disparity
9.00
Unit II: 
Education and Gender Challenges
  • Heterogeneous gendered realities and domains and challenges in education
  • Key programmatic initiatives for bridging gender gap in elementary education
  • Progress towards Gender parity and equality in education
  • Gender Parity Index
  • Important factors effecting gender equity
9.00
Unit III: 
Socialization Processes in India: Family, School and Society
  • Gender identity and role of society in socialization
  • Concept, relation and importance of gender, culture and institution
  • Sites of conflicts: Understanding the Importance of addressing sexual abuse in family, neighborhood and school and in other formal and informal institutions
9.00
Unit IV: 
Gender and Schooling
  • Function of socialization- By school
  • Role that students take in socialization
  • Gender issues in curriculum
  • Gender issues and role of teacher
  • Gender sensitivity: meaning, need, process and strategies
9.00
Unit V: 
Gender Issues: Historical perspective on Education
  • Historical backdrop: Some landmarks in socio-economic and educational upliftment of status of girls and women
  • Supervision of policies of educational commissions on expansion and implementation of girls education
  • Schemes and Programmes on girls education and overall development of women for addressing gender discrimination in society
Essential Readings: 

Sessional Work (Any one)

  • Project on analyzing the growing up of boys and girls in different types of family in India.
  • Organize debate on Equity and Equality in relation with caste, class, religion, ethnicity, disability and regional disparity
  • Prepare a project on gender issues and concern in education
References: 
  • Bhatnagar, S. & Anamika Saxena (2007); Modern Indian Education and its Problems. Meerut: R.Lall Book Depot.
  • Desai, Neera and Thakkar, Usha. (2001); Women in Indian Society. New Delhi: National Book Trust.
  • Dunne, M. et.al. (2003); Gender and Violence in Schools. UNESCO.
  • Tripathi, P. (2016); Gender, School and Society. Agra: Agrawal Publications.
  • Trivedi, V.O. (2016); Gender, School and Society. Agra: Agrawal Publications.
Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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