Gender, School & Society (Theory)

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:

 

  1. develop basic understanding and familiarity with key concepts – gender, gender bias, gender stereotype, empowerment, gender parity, equity and equality, patriarchy and feminism
  2. explain some important landmarks in connection with growth of women’s education in historical and contemporary periods
  3. learn about gender issues in school, curriculum, textual materials across disciplines, pedagogical processes and its intersection with class, caste, religion and region
  4. explain 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

CO192: Analyze the equity & equality in relation with caste, class, religion, ethnicity, disability & regional disparity.

CO193:  Propose different ways to solve the problem of discrimination.

CO194: Examine the socialization processes and role of different agencies in socialization.

 

CO195: Devise strategies to tackle gender discrimination in the context of Education.

 

 

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

Sessional Work (Any one):

  1. Project on analyzing the growing up of boys and girls in different types of family in India.
  2. Organize debate on Equity and Equality in relation with caste, class, religion, ethnicity, disability and regional disparity
  3. 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: 
2021-2022
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