To Mainstream or not to Mainstream Gender in the Higher Education Curriculum?

• Authors: Laura Grünberg
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article presents the results of a UNESCO project that focused on gender mainstreaming higher education curriculum. It deals with some critical issues involved in addressing the problem: what type of gender should be mainstreamed, who should do it, how can it be done and what costs are involved? The premise of the article is that looking at curriculum from a gender perspective is beneficial for the adaptation of academic knowledge to the current requirements of the labour market. One conclusion is that there is still a long way to go before gender will be regarded as legitimate knowledge in higher education.

Keywords

EN

inclusive curriculum; higher education; gender mainstreaming

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Gender Studies
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 11
• Issue: Supplement
• Pages: 243-250

Dates

published

2012-12-01

online

2012-12-28

Contributors

author

Laura Grünberg

• Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, University of Bucharest, Schitu Măgureanu Street 9, S5, București, Romania

References

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• Grünberg, Laura. (Editor). From Gender Studies to Gender IN Studies. Case Studies on Gender-Inclusive Curriculum in Higher Education, UNESCO, 2011.[WoS]
• Miroiu, Mihaela. “Guidelines for Promoting Gender Inclusive Curriculum in Higher Education”.
• From Gender Studies to Gender IN Studies. Case Studies on Gender-Inclusive Curriculum in Higher Education. Ed. L. Grünberg, UNESCO, 2011.[WoS]
• Văcărescu, Theodora, E. “Uneven Curriculum Inclusion: Gender Studies and Gender IN Studies at the University of Bucharest”. From Gender Studies to Gender IN Studies. Case Studies on Gender-Inclusive Curriculum in Higher Education. Ed. L. Grünberg, UNESCO, 2011.
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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10320-012-0022-9