Raising Awareness of Gender Sensitivity in San Fernando Elementary School Teachers

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

San Fernando Elementary School is an advocate of Gender Sensitivity to which respect the different sexuality of all the pupils. As an institution of learning, teachers must be fully equipped in dealing every pupils with different sexual preferences. . The study was to raise the awareness of San Fernando Elementary School Teachers in gender sensitivity. It determines teachers' gender sensitivity awareness based on attitudes, teachers' gender sensitive inside the classroom, and their general perception of what is gender sensitivity. This is to support the Department of Education Commitment to Gender and Development related provision in the local, laws, policies agreements, memoranda, orders and circulars, and other responsive interventions initiated by the department and by other government and non governmnet entities.

METHODS

The qualitative method of research was used in this study with the questionnaire as the main data gathering instrument. There were 9 teachers who serves as respondents of the study.

One method to collect data is to use interview.

RESULTS

The interviews revealed that the San Fernando Elementary School teachers have thought of the theme covered. Everyone was open with their backgrounds, opinions, and experiences. Most of the interviewees agreed on the topic covered even though some variations between the answer were found too.

DISCUSSIONS

This study was designed to increase gender sensitivity awareness in elementary school teachers with respect to students using professional development methods with a group of teachers, the researchers attempted to help them become more aware of gender sensitivity in technology instruction. An analysis of the data revealed that teachers who were exposed to gender sensitivity professional development training sessions were more likely to exhibit gender sensitive teaching behaviors that they did prior to sessions. The data also indicated that the teachers provided more equitable assistance to their classroom students after being presented with gender sensitivity interventions.