The study was conducted using a mixed methods approach combining lesson observations and intervie... more The study was conducted using a mixed methods approach combining lesson observations and interviews with teachers. A total of 204 hours of observation in 34 classes of 7th and 8th graders (aged 13–14 in the Polish primary school system) were conducted to investigate teachers’ behaviour that may exacerbate gender stereotypes and gender bias in the classroom. Moreover, the 25 female teachers conducting the observed lessons were interviewed to identify: (i) teachers’ awareness of stereotypical behaviours of girls and boys during classes; (ii) teachers’ awareness of possible causes of these behaviours; (iii) teachers’ responses to these behaviours, including actions that could deepen gender stereotypes; and (iv) teachers’ sensitivity to the gender polarised content of school textbooks. The results of the study show that teachers, although they are aware of the existence of gender stereotypes and declare their willingness to counteract them, tend to strengthen rather than eliminate these...
Orange for Earth – educational project which (temporarily?) changed 100 Polish schools The text p... more Orange for Earth – educational project which (temporarily?) changed 100 Polish schools The text presents an educational project which was implemented on 100 Polish public schools in year 2006–2007. The project was put into practice by NGO “Expedition Inside Culture” and aimed on introducing the method of project as a regular teaching tool. Theoretical background and organizational philosophy of the association are presented to help to understand where the need for such project came from. Next the description of the project, including is steps and aims, is given. As summarize results of undertaken evaluation are shown and commented. The text ends with questions which raised in mind of people who were involved in the project, in order to by better prepared for future similar actions.
Hate Crimes against LGBTI Persons: Training on Reporting and Victim Support, 2018
The purpose of this training handbook is to provide information and tools that will support train... more The purpose of this training handbook is to provide information and tools that will support trainers in developing and delivering training for NGOs, victim support services and criminal justice agencies on hate crime against LGBTI people. The learning objectives are to: Increase the awareness of the need to use appropriate language and terminology in the context of working with and supporting LGBTI victims; Increase the understanding of what makes hate crime different from any other crime; Identify barriers in access to services faced by LGBTI victims and discuss how NGOs, victim support service providers and CJS agencies can respond to these barriers; Improve understanding of the role NGOs, victim support service providers and CJS have in the reporting/supporting process; Become familiar with participatory training methods that can be utilised during hate crime training.
The study was conducted using a mixed methods approach combining lesson observations and intervie... more The study was conducted using a mixed methods approach combining lesson observations and interviews with teachers. A total of 204 hours of observation in 34 classes of 7th and 8th graders (aged 13–14 in the Polish primary school system) were conducted to investigate teachers’ behaviour that may exacerbate gender stereotypes and gender bias in the classroom. Moreover, the 25 female teachers conducting the observed lessons were interviewed to identify: (i) teachers’ awareness of stereotypical behaviours of girls and boys during classes; (ii) teachers’ awareness of possible causes of these behaviours; (iii) teachers’ responses to these behaviours, including actions that could deepen gender stereotypes; and (iv) teachers’ sensitivity to the gender polarised content of school textbooks. The results of the study show that teachers, although they are aware of the existence of gender stereotypes and declare their willingness to counteract them, tend to strengthen rather than eliminate these...
Orange for Earth – educational project which (temporarily?) changed 100 Polish schools The text p... more Orange for Earth – educational project which (temporarily?) changed 100 Polish schools The text presents an educational project which was implemented on 100 Polish public schools in year 2006–2007. The project was put into practice by NGO “Expedition Inside Culture” and aimed on introducing the method of project as a regular teaching tool. Theoretical background and organizational philosophy of the association are presented to help to understand where the need for such project came from. Next the description of the project, including is steps and aims, is given. As summarize results of undertaken evaluation are shown and commented. The text ends with questions which raised in mind of people who were involved in the project, in order to by better prepared for future similar actions.
Hate Crimes against LGBTI Persons: Training on Reporting and Victim Support, 2018
The purpose of this training handbook is to provide information and tools that will support train... more The purpose of this training handbook is to provide information and tools that will support trainers in developing and delivering training for NGOs, victim support services and criminal justice agencies on hate crime against LGBTI people. The learning objectives are to: Increase the awareness of the need to use appropriate language and terminology in the context of working with and supporting LGBTI victims; Increase the understanding of what makes hate crime different from any other crime; Identify barriers in access to services faced by LGBTI victims and discuss how NGOs, victim support service providers and CJS agencies can respond to these barriers; Improve understanding of the role NGOs, victim support service providers and CJS have in the reporting/supporting process; Become familiar with participatory training methods that can be utilised during hate crime training.
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Increase the awareness of the need to use appropriate language and terminology in the context of working with and supporting LGBTI victims;
Increase the understanding of what makes hate crime different from any other crime;
Identify barriers in access to services faced by LGBTI victims and discuss how NGOs, victim support service providers and CJS agencies can respond to these barriers;
Improve understanding of the role NGOs, victim support service providers and CJS have in the reporting/supporting process;
Become familiar with participatory training methods that can be utilised during hate crime training.
Increase the awareness of the need to use appropriate language and terminology in the context of working with and supporting LGBTI victims;
Increase the understanding of what makes hate crime different from any other crime;
Identify barriers in access to services faced by LGBTI victims and discuss how NGOs, victim support service providers and CJS agencies can respond to these barriers;
Improve understanding of the role NGOs, victim support service providers and CJS have in the reporting/supporting process;
Become familiar with participatory training methods that can be utilised during hate crime training.