851-0242-11L Gender Issues In Education and STEM
| Semester | Spring Semester 2019 |
| Lecturers | M. Berkowitz Biran, C. M. Thurn |
| Periodicity | every semester recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Number of participants limited to 20. Enrolment only possible with matriculation in Teaching Diploma or Teaching Certificate (excluding Teaching Diploma Sport). Prerequisite: students should be taking the course 851-0240-00L Human Learning (EW1) in parallel, or to have successfully completed it. |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851-0242-11 S | Gender Issues In Education and STEM
 The first meeting will take place on 28.2 (second semester week). We will then meet regularly every week and occasionally may replace a class meeting with a home assignment. More details will be given closer to the beginning of the semester. | 2 hrs |
| M. Berkowitz Biran, C. M. Thurn |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | In this seminar, we will introduce some of the major gender-related issues in the context of education and science learning, such as the under-representation of girls and women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Common perspectives, controversies and empirical evidence will be discussed. |
| Learning objective | - To familiarize students with gender issues in the educational and STEM context and with controversies regarding these issues - To develop a critical view on existing perspectives. - To integrate this knowledge with teacher's work. |
| Content | Why do fewer women than men specialize in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)? Are girls better in language and boys better in math? These and other questions about gender differences relevant to education and STEM learning have been occupying researchers for decades. In this seminar, students will learn about major gender issues in the educational context and the different perspectives for understanding them. Students will read and critically discuss selected publications on these topics and their implications for the classroom context. There will be weekly (or bi-weekly) assignments as well as a final project in which students will integrate and elaborate on the topics learned in the seminar. |
| Prerequisites / Notice | Recommended: Completion of the course 851-0240-00L Human Learning (EW1). Active participation in the seminar. |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 2 credits |
| Examiners | M. Berkowitz Biran, C. M. Thurn |
| Type | ungraded semester performance |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | Repetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit. |
| Admission requirement | Prerequisite: Successful participation in the course 851-0240-00L Human Learning (EW1). |
Learning materials
| No public learning materials available. | |
| Only public learning materials are listed. |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| General |  : Special students and auditors need a special permission from the lecturers |
| Places | 20 at the most |
| Waiting list | until 22.02.2019 |
