중학교 가정과 교사와 기술과 교사의 양성평등의식과 양성평등교육 실천도 차이

Differences of Gender Equity Education between the Home Economics and Technology Teachers in the Middle Schools - Focusing on Awareness of Gender Equity and the Degrees of Gender Equity Teaching Practice

The purpose of this study is to analyze the differences of gender equity awareness and the degrees of gender equity teaching practices between the home economics teachers and technology teachers in the middle school. For the final analysis of the study, the data collected from 277 teachers (127 home economics and 150 technology teachers) of the middle schools in Kyong-gi Province were used. The framework for the awareness of gender equity has been modified from the study made in 1999 by Korean Institute for the Development of Women. A set of questions on gender equity teaching practice developed by Chung Hae-suk in 1998 has been modified for the study. Mean, standard deviation, percentage, t-test, Pearson correlation, and regression analysis were used to analyze the data utilizing the SAS Program. The findings of the study are as follows: 1) Both the home economics and the technology teachers show relatively above average in the awareness of gender equity. In comparing the two groups, the home economics teachers were higher in the awareness score than that of the technology teachers 2) The impact of individual personality on the awareness appeares most significant in relations to gender of subject and teaching subject: moreover, the gender of teacher appears to explain the awareness of the gender equity more than the subject they teach. 3) Both the home economics and the technology teacher show relatively balanced teaching practices as far as gender equity is concerned. Between the two groups of teachers, home economics teachers score is higher in practicing gender equity in their teaching activities than the technology teachers. 4) The awareness of gender equity proves to be the most influential variable in their gender equity teaching practices.