Research Reports: STUDENTS' IDEAS ABOUT MATHEMATICS: A COMPARISON OF THE VIEWS HELD BY MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS IN A FIRST YEAR MATHEMATICS COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

Authors

  • Sundari Mualidhar University of the South Pacific

Abstract

The 4 small scale studies reported here have been included to indicate some of the complex processes emerging as part of an engagement with gender equality concerns in Commonwealth universities and the potential for larger and more in depth examination of these issues. The studies, mostly conducted as projects for Masters degree dissertations, highlight the potential of qualitative methodologies in casting light on the multiple spaces in which gender inequality persists despite some considerable expansion of student enrolment to include women. A number of the authors as postgraduate students examining gender issues in higher education remarked on the dearth of studies on this theme outside the UK, Australia and North America. Their own work, published here, is an attempt to redress that balance.

Author Biography

Sundari Mualidhar, University of the South Pacific

SUNDARI MURALIDHAR is a lecturer and Coordinator of Mathematics Learning Enhancement (MLE) activities in the Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) at the University of the South Pacific (USP). She has taught mathematics for 20 years at the senior secondary level in Fiji, has provided support services through CELT for the last 12 years, and on the team of advisers for the Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching (GCTI). As Secretary and Treasurer of the Fiji Mathematics Association, Mrs. Muralidhar has also participated in a number of professional development activities over the years. SUNDARI MURALIDHAR est conférencière et coordonnatrice des activités de Mathematics Learning Enhancement (MLE) au Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) à l'University ofthe South Pacific (USP). Elle enseigne les mathématiques depuis 20 ans au niveau secondaire supérieur à Fiji, assure depuis douze ans des services de soutien par l'intermédiaire du CELT, et fait partie de l'équipe de conseillers du Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching (GCTI). En tant que secrétaire et trésorière de la Fiji Mathematics Association, Mme Muralidhar a aussi participé au fil des ans à un certain nombre d'activités de perfectionnement professionnel.

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Published

2003-09-01

How to Cite

Mualidhar, S. (2003). Research Reports: STUDENTS’ IDEAS ABOUT MATHEMATICS: A COMPARISON OF THE VIEWS HELD BY MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS IN A FIRST YEAR MATHEMATICS COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 38(003). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8709

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Vol. 38 No. 003 (2003)

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