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<BR>Call for Chapter Contribution Proposals<BR>Gender Representations in Learning Materials in an International Context<BR> <BR>Edited by:<BR>Professor Sara Mills (Sheffield Hallam University)<BR>Dr. Abolaji S. Mustapha (Lagos State University/Sheffield Hallam University)<BR> <BR>The issue of gender representation is one which has been vigorously debated within the UK and the US since the 1960s. Starting with a <BR>concern for the number of representations of women and men which appeared in textbooks, and the type of roles that they played, this <BR>type of study has developed so that rather than simply focusing on numbers, other factors have been considered: for example, adjective <BR>and adverb collocations with male and female actions; initiation speech acts for male and female participants, and moving outside the <BR>text, the form of interaction about the representations themselves, within the classroom, whether critical or backgrounded. It is this more <BR>complex approach to the analysis of gender representations which this volume aims to explore further.<BR> <BR>Research on gender representation has largely focused on the US and the UK. Sunderland (2000) observed the dearth of gender and <BR>education studies in some countries - Africa, Islamic countries, Eastern Europe, South America and China, and called for more research <BR>in these areas. After over a decade, it appears that her call for studies in these countries has been taken up - there are many published <BR>articles appearing in academic journals on the topic of gender representation in this international context. What this volume aims to do is <BR>bring together this diverse research so that we can assess the state of play of gender representation in an international context.<BR> <BR>We are seeking proposals for chapters that address gender representation in learning materials and classroom interactions from <BR>countries around the world.<BR> <BR>Submission process: submit at least a 500-word proposal including - chapter title, author's name and affiliation, e-mail address, scope of <BR>the chapter, 4-6 keywords and a brief biography of the author by October, 2012. We, as editors, will write a general introduction to the <BR>book describing the research in the field and relating it to the international contexts. We will circulate this to authors, so that we can avoid <BR>duplication of material.<BR> <BR>We hope that you will be able to submit a chapter to us for this proposed book.<BR> <BR>Inquiries and chapter proposals can be submitted electronically (Word document) to the editors:<BR> <BR>Sara Mills - s.l.mills@shu.ac.uk or Abolaji S. Mustapha - <A href="mailto:s.mustapha@shu.ac.uk">s.mustapha@shu.ac.uk</A>; <A href="mailto:abolajimustapha@hotmail.com">abolajimustapha@hotmail.com</A><BR><BR> </div></body>
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