Gelber, K., Brennan, K., Duriesmith, D. orcid.org/0000-0003-4210-6113 et al. (1 more author) (2022) Gendered mundanities : gender bias in student evaluations of teaching in political science. Australian Journal of Political Science, 57 (2). pp. 199-220. ISSN 1036-1146
Abstract
Much research has been undertaken on gender bias in student evaluations of teaching (SETs) in universities, with inconsistent findings. We undertake a qualitative analysis of the comments in four years of SETs in a school of political science and international relations in a highly regarded Australian university. We ask, can the same evaluations produce different results when analysed qualitatively rather than quantitatively? And do students evaluate male-identified and female-identified teachers differently, and if so what are the differences? We show that qualitative analysis can reveal gender bias that is invisible in quantitative analysis. We find that female-identified staff are evaluated more positively than their male counterparts for undertaking time-intensive, stereotypically feminine, emotional labour. Male-identified staff are evaluated more positively for their technical expertise and teaching style. This suggests SETs evaluate gender-stereotypical behaviour rather than only teaching quality, and has significant implications for their use in universities.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | ©2022 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Gender; student evaluations; bias; political science; international relations; university; tertiary education |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 04 Mar 2022 13:49 |
Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2023 00:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/10361146.2022.2043241 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:184430 |