High elementary teachers' estimations in ajloun governorate about the role of school curricula in enhancing woman's image in the Jordanian community

Abstract

The curricula in more than one way shape the behavior and beliefs of students, and thus society, so the stereotypical image of women in society may be related to the image of women presented in the curricula. The present study aimed at investigating male and female teachers' assessments of the role of school curricula in enhancing the image of women in the Jordanian society. To achieve the objectives of the study, the descriptive survey method was used. The researcher developed a questionnaire consisting of (61) paragraphs covering seven fields. The sample of the study consisted of (201) male and female teachers. The results showed that the school curricula contributed in a moderate level in improving the image of women among members of Jordanian society in the following fields: Attitudes in presenting women's s image and Women environment. The results also revealed that the role of the curricula was below average in the following fields: Jordanian curricula role in the higher basic stage in encouraging the woman in politic work; Domains of women's work, the role of higher basic stage curricula role in clarifying the woman's legal and professional equality with man, Domains of women's work. The results also showed that there are no statistically significant differences in the teachers' estimation of the role of the curricula in improving the image of women in Jordanian society, according to the gender variable. On the other hand, the study revealed that there were no statistically significant differences in the estimation of male and female teachers due to the variables of teaching experience and educational qualification.