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dc.contributor.authorEhrich, John Fitzgerald
dc.contributor.authorWoodcock, Stuart
dc.contributor.authorWest, Conor
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-14T05:29:50Z
dc.date.available2020-05-14T05:29:50Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn0883-0355
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijer.2019.101510
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/393873
dc.description.abstractThe gender imbalance in the teaching profession occurs worldwide and declining male representation is a cause of concern. While some studies have looked into causes to explain disproportionate male representation, the notion that females may possess higher levels of teaching dispositional traits than males has not been empirically pursued in any depth. To address this, we investigated the effect of gender on 324 first year pre-service teachers’ dispositions toward teaching. Using the Teacher Disposition Scale (TDS) (West et al., 2018) to measure teaching dispositions, a Rasch analysis (Andrich, 1988) on the data indicated females were significantly more disposed toward being effective teachers than males on the core teacher dispositional traits of teacher efficacy, and interpersonal and communication skills. These findings provide initial evidence using a rigorous psychometric approach in the understanding of the significant effect of gender on teaching dispositions.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom101510
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Educational Research
dc.relation.ispartofvolume99
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode39
dc.titleThe effect of gender on teaching dispositions: A Rasch measurement approach
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationEhrich, JF; Woodcock, S; West, C, The effect of gender on teaching dispositions: A Rasch measurement approach, International Journal of Educational Research, 2020, 99, pp. 101510
dc.date.updated2020-05-14T05:28:55Z
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gro.griffith.authorWoodcock, Stuart


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