Tesis
Pre-service teachers’ perspective on gender roles and their teaching / Rida Cahyani Dwi Sukamto
Abstrak
Gender-responsive pedagogy is essential in addressing gender disparities in education. Teachers play a significant role in shaping students educational experiences and understanding gender and gender perspectives is crucial for creating inclusive learning environments. In Indonesia the educational system has made progress towards gender equality through a robust legislative framework but there is a noticeable gap in the discussion concerning Indonesian pre-service teachers. Equipping pre-service teachers with gender-responsive pedagogy knowledge and skills is crucial for developing gender values and creating inclusive learning environments. This research explores the perspectives of Indonesian English Language Teaching (ELT) pre-service teachers on gender and their teaching practices. This study aims to explore how understanding gender perspectives influences pre-service teachers rsquo teaching practices and how teaching practice intersects with pre-service teachers gender experiences. By incorporating observation this study provides insights into how gender dynamics are manifested in the classroom context and the need for gender-responsive pedagogy training for Indonesian ELT pre-service teachers. Four participants from Indonesia s leading university Universitas Negeri Malang were chosen for the study. The research employed a qualitative approach due to its natural setting multiple sources of data and the researcher s direct involvement in the process. The research involved interviewing the pre-service teachers and observing the teaching and learning process allowing for a deeper understanding of their perspectives and teaching practices. This study found that pre-service teachers lack formal understanding of gender concepts but they are gaining awareness through social media and outside interactions. Pre-service teachers had traditional and egalitarian perspectives on gender roles. These perspective indirectly affected their teaching practice. Pre-service teachers egalitarian perspective guides their selection of materials classroom management strategies and diverse methods. It was reflected when they treated the students and chose the teaching and learning method and activity. However pre-service teachers traditional perspectives tend to show bias in their teaching by focusing on activities and examples that appeal more to the dominant gender in their classroom. This bias influences two key aspects of their teaching the types of examples they choose to use and how they manage student participation in class activities. Based on this finding formal training in gender-responsive is essential in order to create generations which are not only aware but also responsive to gender issues and uphold gender equality.