Women and Teaching : Global Perspectives on the Feminization of a Profession

A unique volume that addresses issues of gender in education by examining the work experiences and policies affecting women and teaching in Latin America, North American, and parts of Europe, with a focus on the social construction of women teachers. Cover 1 Contents 6 List of Figures 8 List of Tables 10 Acknowledgments 12 Introduction: Women and Teaching—Global Perspectives on the Feminization of a Profession 13 The Daily Encounter of Teachers with a Feminized Profession 33 1 Professional Identities of Teachers during the Social Transformation toward Democracy in Spain 34 2 Collegiality and Gender in Elementary School Teachers’ Workplace Cultures: A Tale of Two Projects 62 3 State, Gender, and Class in the Social Construction of Argentine Women Teachers 91 Multidisciplinary Interpretation of the Feminization of Teaching 114 Chapter 4 Women Teachers in Mexico: Asymmetries of Power in Public Education 115 5 Educational Policies and Gender: An Assessment of the 1990s in Brazil 137 6 The Feminization of the Teaching Profession in Belgium in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries 163 The Feminization of a Profession at the Turn of the Twentieth Century 192 Chapter 7 Women and Teaching in Costa Rica in the Early Twentieth Century 193 Chapter 8 Society and Curriculum in the Feminization of the Teaching Profession in the Dominican Republic, 1860-1935 221 Chapter 9 Teachers of Yesteryear: A Study of Women Educators during Porfiriato 249 Notes on Contributors 275 Index 279 A 279 B 279 C 279 D 279 E 279 F 280 G 280 I 280 J 280 M 280 N 281 P 281 R 281 S 281 T 281 U 282 V 282 W 282 Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction: Women and Teaching—Global Perspectives on the Feminization of a Profession....Pages 1-20 Front Matter....Pages 21-21 Professional Identities of Teachers during the Social Transformation toward Democracy in Spain....Pages 23-50 Collegiality and Gender in Elementary School Teachers’ Workplace Cultures: A Tale of Two Projects....Pages 51-79 State, Gender, and Class in the Social Construction of Argentine Women Teachers....Pages 81-103 Front Matter....Pages 105-105 Women Teachers in Mexico: Asymmetries of Power in Public Education....Pages 107-128 Educational Policies and Gender: An Assessment of the 1990s in Brazil....Pages 129-154 The Feminization of the Teaching Profession in Belgium in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries....Pages 155-183 Front Matter....Pages 185-185 Women and Teaching in Costa Rica in the Early Twentieth Century....Pages 187-214 Society and Curriculum in the Feminization of the Teaching Profession in the Dominican Republic, 1860–1935....Pages 215-242 Teachers of Yesteryear: A Study of Women Educators during Porfiriato....Pages 243-268 Back Matter....Pages 269-276 "Women and Teaching focuses on the social construction of female teachers across the centuries and in nine nations, examining work experiences and policies affecting women in Latin America, North America, and parts of Europe. Each contributor in this new collection presents the dynamics of the feminization of teaching in different socio-historical and political periods. The book includes an overview of gender issues in education, along with well-documented case studies, offering the reader a window into both the gendered culture in schools across the world and the unique social and political events that led each country to the universal presence of women in classrooms."--Jacket This unique volume addresses issues of gender in education by examining the work experiences and policies affecting women and teaching in Latin America, North America and parts of Europe, with a focus on the social construction of women teachers.