Educational policies and gender training in the master’s of primary education at Spanish universities

Abstract

The objective of this research is to know the inclusion of gender training in the curriculum of Degree in Primary School Eduation, of Spanish universities (public and private). The research presents a mixed, methodology, quantitative and qualitative, in a methodological non-experimental context of a descriptive-comparative nature. An observational design is used. The type of sampling used has been non-probabilistic and convenience. A total of 2,754 teaching guides were analysed from the curricula of 59 universities (40 public and 19 private). A systematic observation log designed ad hoc has been prepared for the collection of information. The data highlight the poor compliance of educational policies to achieve real equality between women and men, particularly with regard to their inclusion in the curricula, the Degree of Teacher and Teacher of Early Childhood Education, as establishes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), the international agreements that arise from it and the Spanish legislative mandates.