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Title: Attitudes toward Gender Equality and the Acceptability of Gender-Based Violence in a Sample of Future Early Childhood and Primary Teachers
Language: English
Authors: Berta Aznar-Martínez (ORCID 0000-0002-1658-5053), Jaume Grané-Morcillo (ORCID 0000-0003-0441-2793), Judith Lorente-De-Sanz (ORCID 0000-0002-0703-2801), José A. Castillo-Garayoa (ORCID 0000-0001-9421-6643)
Source: Policy Futures in Education. 2026 24(4):580-598.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Elementary Education
Early Childhood Education
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Equal Education, College Students, Student Attitudes, Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Violence, Preservice Teachers, Knowledge Level, Sexual Orientation, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Spain
DOI: 10.1177/14782103251395433
ISSN: 1478-2103
Abstract: Gender equality education in the classroom is a very relevant tool to combat gender inequality and gender-based violence (GBV). The aim of this study was to assess the attitudes toward gender equality in the school context and the acceptability of GBV of a sample university education students. A total of 148 students enrolled in the final year in Primary Education (55.4%) and Early Childhood Education (44.6%) degrees in Spain participated in this study. The design was correlational and cross-sectional. Among other gathered data, the "School Doing Gender/Teachers Scale" (SDG/t) and the "Acceptability of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women Scale" (A-IPVAW) were administered. The results obtained showed that 74.3% of the future teachers believed they did not have sufficient knowledge of equality and coeducation, specifically regarding the design of equality plans and non-sexist language. Significant differences in the acceptability of GBV as a function of sexual orientation were found, with special emphasis on bisexual people, who in this study and elsewhere have exhibited the greatest degree of acceptability of GBV. Results highlighted the urgent need for more training in gender equality and coeducation in order to help shape a more feminist society and reduce GBV.
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