Gender and study plans: Physical activity and sports sciences degree analysis

Abstract

In society there are still spheres that traditionally continue to be dominated by the male gender. This heteronormativity affects the academic world of university levels, above all, as well as the field of sport. Starting from this reality, the present study is proposed, with the aim of investigating the possible relationships between the subjects currently taught in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences Degree in different Spanish universities, and the gender of professorate that are teaching at these universities. Quantitative methodology is used, previously implementing an exhaustive search in web pages of different universities which offer this degree. A descriptive study is elaborated, subsequently, through curricula revision and a basic statistical analysis with SPSS. The results of the study show that the percentage of women who teach class is lower than that of men. Gender differences are also found in relation to the type of university, the area of knowledge, the nature of the subject and the course in which teaching is taught. It is concluded that study plans Degree analyzed present gender. In addition, this work aims to contribute to increase the visibility of women's work and reflection on the stereotypy present in the higher academic field of sports science and the educational content taught.