Evolution of the Schoolmarm Stereotype: The Impact of the Feminization of Education On Two Male Teacher Cadets

<p>The primary purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of two male students and their teacher who participated in a Teacher Cadet Program over the 2010-2011 academic year. The qualitative case study took place at the Royal Fern High School (RFHS) (pseudonym) in Cypress Grove County (pseudonym), located outside of Charleston, SC. The study is framed by multicultural education, educational history and elementary education gender studies. Classroom observations, journal entries, portfolios, and curricular artifacts were triangulated with responses from a semi-structured interview protocol that was designed to gather data on respondents' perceptions of the Program and to assess the degree to which the schoolmarm stereotype inhibits males from pursuing a postsecondary degree in education. The results indicated that the schoolmarm stereotype that has resulted from the long history of the feminization of schooling in the United States continues to impact the decision of male students to enter a field deemed to be "women's work."</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Campus Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership and Policies

Year

2012

Author dc:creator

• McClanahan, Constance Stolark

Contributors dc:contributor

• Susan Schramm

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education

Statement dc:rights

• © 2012, Constance Stolark McClanahan

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/866

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarcommons.sc.edu:etd-1867