Gender bias analysis on grade five and Six textbooks Of Tigray Region
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2007-06
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Addis Ababa Univerisity
Abstract
The study was designed to analyze the verbal and visual contents of
grade five and six textbooks of Tigray Region with respect to the portrayal
of gender. To conduct the research content analysis was used. A stratified
random sampling technique was employed to select the textbook analysis.
In this technique, 40 percent (8 textbooks) from the total 20 textbooks were
used for the analysis. On the basis of categories frequency counts were
made and the frequency counts were changed into percentages. The chisquare
(X2) statistical test was employed to analyze the data and to check
whether or not significant difference existed between the two sexes.
The study revealed that there was a significant difference between the two
sexes in the verbal and visual occupational representation of the two
grades. In the verbal character traits, male and female sexes were
depicted stereo typically, with a significant difference between male and
female coverage. However, the visual character traits representation of the
two sexes showed an insignificant difference. Balanced treatments were
made for both sexes .
As the study result indicates, there is gender bias in textbooks and it is
recommendable that textbook writers in particular and curriculum
developers m general should gwe special attention to gender
representation in the preparation of textbooks.
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Education