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. Three hundred twenty four 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 and a 60-item standardized Bem Sex Role Inventory Test adapted from Sandra Bem (1981). 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 “High”. The data also revealed 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. 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 the preference of female student is still male teacher. Male student are closer to the female teacher. Both male and female students perceived the female teacher as harsh, strict, and disciplinarian. The relationship between students in both gender is closer to the male teacher compared to the female teacher.