A critical analysis of discourses on gender equality in education: the case of Turkey

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2022-03-01

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KÜÇÜKAKIN, PINAR
Engin Demir, Cennet

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Despite national and international attempts to eliminate gender inequality in education, it remains a pressing issue in Turkey. Because gender equality is often shaped by and through discursive practices, the present study explores how educational policy and media discourses create gender inequalities in education. The critical discourse analysis examines 124 policy documents published by 12 governmental organizations and 252 newspaper clippings found in 14 different national newspapers published in Turkey over the last decade. Additionally, interviews were conducted with 13 teachers working at K-12 schools. Our analysis showed that while official statements support gender equality in education, contradictions underlying many educational policies continue to re/produce gender inequalities.

Subject Keywords

Gender inequalities in education, educational policies, critical discourse analysis, POLICY, INEQUALITY, RELIGION, SCHOOL, GIRLS

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/97212

Journal

GENDER AND EDUCATION

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2022.2050679

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Department of Educational Sciences, Article

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P. KÜÇÜKAKIN and C. Engin Demir, “A critical analysis of discourses on gender equality in education: the case of Turkey,” GENDER AND EDUCATION, pp. 0–0, 2022, Accessed: 00, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/97212.