Table 3.
Comparison of Frequency of Themes Related to Cultural Schemas Across Interview Sub-samples
| Student Interviews | Teacher Interviews | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Female | Male | All | Female | Male | |
| Explicitly discussed antinomy of sex and schooling | 74% | 80% | 67% | 93% | 89% | 95% |
| Brought up through general discussion of school experiences or issues students face in school1 | 76% | 79% | 72% | 81% | 75% | 83% |
| Brought up only when explicitly asked about relationships1 | 24% | 21% | 28% | 19% | 25% | 17% |
| Discussed specific story of a student who had a relationship and subsequently dropped out1 | 69% | 83% | 50% | 88% | 88% | 89% |
| Explicitly discussed female vulnerability to peer pressure or sexual temptation | 44% | 40% | 48% | 71% | 67% | 74% |
| Brought up during general discussion of school discipline/experiences in school2 | 56% | 58% | 54% | 75% | 67% | 79% |
| Brought up only when asked about relationships and/or gender differences in disciplinary issues2 | 44% | 42% | 46% | 25% | 33% | 21% |
| Acknowledged that rules applied to both boys and girls or that relationships pose threat to all students | 33% | 20% | 48% | 57% | 56% | 58% |
| N | 57 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 19 |
Notes: Shaded cells indicate significant differences across the two relevant columns: male versus female respondents or teachers versus students (p<0.05).
1
Denominator limited to respondents who explicitly discussed antinomy of sex and schooling (first row of table).
2
Denominator limited to respondents who explicitly discussed female vulnerability (fifth row of table).