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Women and Teaching

Global Perspectives on the Feminization of a Profession

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  • © 2006

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Introduction: Women and Teaching—Global Perspectives on the Feminization of a Profession

  2. The Daily Encounter of Teachers with a Feminized Profession

  3. Multidisciplinary Interpretation of the Feminization of Teaching

  4. The Feminization of a Profession at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

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About this book

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.

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"A sophisticated and highly readable book on the causes and consequences of the feminization of teaching in Catholic countries in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean, along with Britain and Canada. The diversity and plurality of social contexts highlighted in the case studies provide much-needed additions to work on the earlier feminization of teaching in English-speaking countries." - Myra Strober, Professor of Education and Professor (by courtesy) of Economics at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.

About the authors

Regina Cortina is Professor of Education and Program Director, International and Comparative Education, at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA.

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