Relationship between attitudes towards children's rights and attitudes towards children's gender roles among prospective teachers

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati stavove budućih nastavnika i stručnih suradnika o dječjim pravima te ustanoviti odnos stavova prema pravu na zaštitu i pravu na samoodređenje s osobnom rodnom ulogom budućih učitelja i stavom prema rodnim ulogama djece. Uzorak je obuhvaćao 204 buduća učitelja, nastavnika i stručna suradnika koji studiraju učiteljska i nastavnička usmjerenja na hrvatskim sveučilištima. Za mjerenje stavova prema dječjim pravima korišten je Upitnik stavova o dječjim pravima, za mjerenje stava o rodnim ulogama djece korišten je Upitnik stavova o rodnim ulogama djece, a za mjerenje osobne rodne uloge korištena je Skala rodnih uloga u adolescenciji. Rezultati su pokazali da postoji značajna razlika u podržavanju dvije vrste prava. Studenti u većoj mjeri podržavaju pravo na zaštitu, nego pravo na samoodređenje. U objašnjenju podrške pravima na zaštitu značajan doprinos ima stav prema rodnim ulogama djece i feminina identifikacija. Budući nastavnici koji imaju egalitarniji stav i izraženu femininost u većoj mjeri podržavaju pravo na zaštitu. Postoji i značajan doprinos stava prema rodnim ulogama djece i osobne rodne uloge u objašnjenju podrške pravima na samoodređenje. Budući nastavnici egalitarnijeg stava i feminine identifikacije više podržavaju pravo na samoodređenje. Nalazi upućuju na potrebu za daljnjim istraživanjima u ovom području te važnost edukacije učitelja o dječjim pravima i rodno osviještenoj politici poučavanja.The aim of this research was to examine the attitudes of prospective teachers on children's rights and to establish the relationship of attitudes towards nurturance and self – determination rights with prospective teacher’s personal gender role and attitudes toward gender roles. The sample included 204 future teachers, professors and professional associates who are students enrolled in Croatian universities. Children's Rights Attitude Scale was used to measure attitudes towards children's rights, a Child-Rearing Sex-Role Attitude Scale was used to measure attitudes towards children's gender roles, and a Gender Roles in Adolescence Scale was used to measure personal gender roles. The results showed that students support the right to nurturance to a greater extent than the right to self-determination. Attitudes towards children's gender roles and feminine personal gender role make a significant contribution to explaining support for nurturance rights. Students who have a more egalitarian attitude and feminine personal gender role are more supportive of the right to nurturance. There is also a significant contribution of attitudes towards children’s gender roles and feminine personal gender role in explaining support for the rights to self-determination. Prospective teachers of a more egalitarian attitude and feminine identification will be more supportive of the right to self-determination. The findings point to the need for further research in this area and the importance of educating teachers about children's rights and gender-sensitive teaching policy