Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices in Integrating Gender into History Teaching: A Narrative Inquiry into Islamic Senior High School Teachers in Surakarta

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10.2991/978-2-38476-624-6_16How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Gender; Teacher; History Teaching; Learning

Abstract

Integrating gender equality in history learning in Islamic schools is a complex and dynamic issue. This study aims to understand the beliefs and practices of history teachers in Islamic schools about gender integration in their learning. This study uses a narrative inquiry approach by conducting in-depth interviews with four history teachers from two types of Islamic schools in Surakarta: Islamic boarding school-based high schools (pesantren) and Madrasah Aliyah (MA). This study finds the complexity of teachers’ perspectives on gender influenced by religious social backgrounds, experiences, and school contexts. Some teachers demonstrate a progressive understanding of gender equality and seek to integrate it into learning, while others are still tied to traditional views. These findings expand on Gender Schema Theory by showing how schemes influenced by religion and social environment can accommodate equality in some domains while maintaining hierarchies in others. This study offers implications for teacher professional development and gender-responsive textbook policies in Islamic educational settings.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ardeti Jeni Abdilla
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/19
TI  - Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices in Integrating Gender into History Teaching: A Narrative Inquiry into Islamic Senior High School Teachers in Surakarta
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on History, Social Sciences, and Education (ICHSE 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 215
EP  - 227
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-624-6_16
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-624-6_16
ID  - Abdilla2026
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