| Category |
(5) gender perspective on curriculum |
| Title |
(37) Gender up front: strategies for a gender focus across the key learning areas. |
| Author |
Edited by Jennifer Nayler |
| Details |
A curriculum resource published by the Association of Women Educators www.awe.asn.au/index.php. Funded by DEETYA and developed primarily in Queensland
ISBN 0 646 312427 0 |
| Description |
The resource seeks to “highlight the many different opportunities that exist in the national curriculum for preparing both girls and boys for balanced and fulfilling futures.” The booklet begins with a gender focused analysis of six national curriculum key learning areas (KLAs) which include exploring your own knowledge, attitudes and questions about putting “Gender up front” in your classroom; looking at the gender issues relevant to each key learning area as well as looking at essential learning for curriculum. It also covers project material which includes both detailed units and overviews. |
| Target market |
Secondary teachers, secondary students |
| Purpose and/or Outcomes |
To better understand gender issues and the impact they have on the choices and quality of life of both boys and girls |
| Possible Applications |
This is a practical discussion book for both teachers and students which could be used in the classroom as well as for teacher professional development. |
| Additional information |
Includes a series of practical lesson plans directed at addressing gender related issues in the school and the classroom. |
| Key Words |
Education - Gender |