Assessment of Students’ Awareness and Attitude towards Gender Sensitivity
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Schools and other community services are now familiar with gender sensitivity training, which has become widespread nationwide. This training is now crucial since it will assist the schools in incorporating gender stereotypes into the curriculum and developing students' proper attitudes. Therefore, the College of Education conducted Gender Sensitivity Training for selected students and student leaders during 2018-2019. As part of the training evaluation, this study aims to assess the students' gender sensitivity awareness and attitude after attending the training. The study utilized quantitative and qualitative research in collecting, analyzing, and gathering the necessary data, implementing a survey questionnaire to obtain data for quantitative research and qualitative data through thematic data analysis with the data obtained from the focus group discussion. A total of 62 students were the participants in the study. The results significantly impact how training was conducted at higher education institutions. Overall, the results showed that the participants are highly aware of gender rights and appreciate learning about gender equality, which they use in their daily lives. In conclusion, it was shown that gender sensitivity training is crucial for raising awareness and transforming one's attitude toward gender issues and difficulties. The result of the study recommends that Gender sensitivity awareness and training may assimilate into the curriculum for students that will undergo internship as well as embedded in instructional activities specifically in using gender-neutral language. Also, gender sensitivity awareness can be a part of student orientations and extra-curricular activities. Lastly, a similar study should be conducted on an institute-wide level for all faculty, staff, and students, and a gender sensitivity manual should be crafted for the exclusive use of the University.
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