1997 Volume 11 Issue 2 Pages 97-110
The purpose of this study was to examine, the learners' opinion toward the gender role, the learners' knowledge of gender role and the effect of applied examples in teaching the knowledge of gender role that it is changeable by social and cultural condition, that is, “Theory of gender role deccided relatively”, in order to advance the free choices of women's life course.
The learners were 57 female high school students. Two kinds of reading materials were constructed. One was included applied examples, the other was not included it. The learners were separated into 2 groups and allotted the each materials.
The main result is that the learners having more correct knowledge of gender role advanced their understanding of “Theory of gender role decided relatively”. And the need of the further study was suggested.
