DIFERENÇAS DE GÊNERO NAS PREFERÊNCIAS DISCIPLINARES E PROFISSIONAIS DE ESTUDANTES DE NÍVEL MÉDIO: RELAÇÕES COM A EDUCAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIAS
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' PREFERENCES ON SUBJECT MATTERS AND PROFESSIONAL CHOICES: CONNECTIONS WITH SCIENCE EDUCATION
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https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-21172011130208Palavras-chave:
Linguagem; Diferenças de Gênero; Preferências Disciplinares e Profissionais.Resumo
Este artigo investiga diferenças de gênero no discurso de estu dantes sobre suas preferências por disciplinas e profissões. A análise encontra-se pautada na filosofia da linguagem de Bakhtin e orienta-se em direção às seguintes questões: Meninos e meninas adotam estilos de lin guagem diferentes quando abordam suas preferências disciplinares e pro fissionais? Como os estilos adotados podem estar relacionados às dispari dades de gênero na educação científica? Um total de 362 estudantes do Ensino Médio de três escolas brasileiras respondeu por escrito a um con junto de questões abertas. Os resultados obtidos somam-se à literatura nacional e internacional e avançam ao ilustrar aspectos socioculturais envolvidos em diferentes padrões de socialização, moldando de formas distintas o discurso de meninos e meninas.
This study investigates gender differences in students' speech when approaching their preferences on school subjects and professional choices. The analysis is based on Bakhtin's philosophy of language and is oriented toward the following research questions: Do boys and girls adopt different language styles when addressing their preferences on school subjects and professional choices? How may these styles be related to gender disparities in science education? An amount of 362 Brazilian high school students answered a set of open questions. The results add to the national and international literature but go forward providing examples of cultural aspects involved in different socialization patterns, shaping boys and girls' discourse in different ways.
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