Gender Preference of Teachers as Perceived by Teachers and Students

Abstract

The study was conducted to determine the Gender Preference of Teachers as Perceived by Faculty and Students in Sapian National High School during the school year 2016-2017. 324 students were randomly selected from all sections of grade 7 to grade 11 and selected teachers from all subject departments. Stratified random sampling was employed to determine the required number of samples from each section. Data were gathered using researcher-made Personal Profile Questionnaire; a 60 items standardized Bem Sex Role Inventory Test adapted from Sandra Bem (1981), a test that determines the gender personality of a person. The descriptive statistics used in the study were the frequency counts, mean, and standard deviation. The inferential statistics used were t-test and Pearson r. the alpha level of significance was set at 0.05. Results revealed that the perception of the teachers on their gender preference is “Highâ€. The data revealed also that students have a “High†perception of the gender preference of the teachers. There was no significant difference in the gender perception of teachers as perceived by them and as perceived by students in terms of Masculinity and Androgyny. However, there was a significant difference in gender perception of teachers as perceived by them and as perceived by students in terms of Femininity. Moreover, findings revealed that there was no significant relationship between the gender perceptions of teachers as perceived by them and gender perception of teachers as perceived by students. The result of the study proved that still the preference of female student is male teacher while male student is closer to the female teacher. The study also revealed that both male and female students perceived the female teacher as harsh, strict, and disciplinarian. This shows that the relationship between students in both gender is closer to the male teacher compare to the female teacher.