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Gender Differences and Inequality? A 20-Year Retrospective Analysis Based on 39,980 Students’ Perceptions of Physical Education in Sweden
Malmö University, Sweden.
The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Sweden.
The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Sweden.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sport Science. Linnaeus University, Linnaeus Knowledge Environments, Education in Change.
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2023 (English)In: Journal of teaching in physical education, ISSN 0273-5024, E-ISSN 1543-2769, Vol. 42, no 2, p. 371-382Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Abstract [en]

Purpose: The aim of this study was to critically examine previous studies’ claims about the magnitude of gender differences and gender inequality in physical education (PE) in Sweden. Method: The data were based on students’ (N = 39,980) perceptions of PE and were gathered from four large research projects in Sweden. Three effect size measures (Cramer’s V, r squared, and Cohen’s d) were calculated for gender differences. Results: In general, there are small gender differences; and after controlling for students’ grade, “sports capital,” and parents’ “educational capital,” the differences are practically irrelevant. Conclusion: This study provides compelling evidence that there are small, or even irrelevant, gender differences in students’ perceptions of PE in Sweden. Moreover, given that previous research asserts that large gender differences can be used as an indicator of inequality, this study suggests that gender inequality issues related to students’ perceptions of PE are relatively small.

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Human Kinetics, 2023. Vol. 42, no 2, p. 371-382
Keywords [en]
effect size, constructive replication, Cramer's V, Cohen's d, r-squared
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Sport and Fitness Sciences
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Social Sciences, Sport Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-115556DOI: 10.1123/jtpe.2021-0270ISI: 000927573500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85161700152OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-115556DiVA, id: diva2:1684352
Available from: 2022-07-25 Created: 2022-07-25 Last updated: 2023-08-25Bibliographically approved

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