Συγκλίσεις και αποκλίσεις στις απόψεις ανδρών και γυναικών εκπαιδευτικών για τη διδασκαλία και μάθηση των Φυσικών Επιστημών στο Δημοτικό σχολείο

Περίληψη

This paper aims at presenting and commenting some of the most characteristic results of empirical research held in the District of Magnesia among primary school teachers. The instrument used was a questionnaire and the samples received were totally 274 in number, of which 123 male teachers and 151 female ones accordingly. The teachers were asked 1o express their views concerning the fact that it is mainly female teachers who teach in the first three grades of the primary school, whereas for the last two grades male teachers mainly undertake this task. They were then asked to express their beliefs concerning the question of differentiation or not in the effectiveness of teaching/learning Science in the primary school and its relation or not to the teachers' and students' sex. The results of this study showed many similarities, but also a lot of differences in the views of male and female teachers. Finally, suggestions are made towards interventions as concerns this aspect of education aiming at providing equal opportunities alike to boys and girls in Science and Technology Education.