Examining Disparities and Bias in Educational Approaches for Men and Women in Rousseau's Emile

Rousseau's philosophical masterpiece "Emile" provides an educational philosophy based on the distinct caring roles and abilities of men and women. He believes that women's education should differ from men's, with a focus on cultivating emotional and intellectual maturity. Th...

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description Rousseau's philosophical masterpiece "Emile" provides an educational philosophy based on the distinct caring roles and abilities of men and women. He believes that women's education should differ from men's, with a focus on cultivating emotional and intellectual maturity. This qualitative study examines Rousseau's support for gender-specific education for women and goes into feminist historians' criticisms of his idea, most notably Mary Wollstonecraft. While "Emile" advances significant approaches in male education, it also limits women's prospects to the home realm. The journeys of Emile and Sophie highlight a fundamental disparity coming from the complex difficulty of educating women within cultural constraints, a situation that resonates throughout nations. Rousseau proposes postponing formal education until children achieve rational maturation, allowing them to explore and cultivate their inherent curiosity and creativity. The idea of excluding women from formal education in favour of segregated arrangements is intrinsically anti-feminist.
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spelling ojs-432025-11-30T09:44:37Z Examining Disparities and Bias in Educational Approaches for Men and Women in Rousseau's Emile Begum, Tarana Education Emile Gender-segregated education Rousseau Sophie Women's learning Rousseau's philosophical masterpiece "Emile" provides an educational philosophy based on the distinct caring roles and abilities of men and women. He believes that women's education should differ from men's, with a focus on cultivating emotional and intellectual maturity. This qualitative study examines Rousseau's support for gender-specific education for women and goes into feminist historians' criticisms of his idea, most notably Mary Wollstonecraft. While "Emile" advances significant approaches in male education, it also limits women's prospects to the home realm. The journeys of Emile and Sophie highlight a fundamental disparity coming from the complex difficulty of educating women within cultural constraints, a situation that resonates throughout nations. Rousseau proposes postponing formal education until children achieve rational maturation, allowing them to explore and cultivate their inherent curiosity and creativity. The idea of excluding women from formal education in favour of segregated arrangements is intrinsically anti-feminist. Copyright (c) 2023, Department of Government and Politics, Jahangirnagar University. 2023-06-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings Submission application/pdf http://journals.juniv.edu/index.php/asts/article/view/43 10.59185/asts.v42i1.43 Asian Studies; Vol. 42 No. 1 (2023); 51-62 0253-3375 10.59185/asts.v42i1 eng http://journals.juniv.edu/index.php/asts/article/view/43/22 Copyright (c) 2023 Asian Studies
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Emile
Gender-segregated education
Rousseau
Sophie
Women's learning
Begum, Tarana
Examining Disparities and Bias in Educational Approaches for Men and Women in Rousseau's Emile
title Examining Disparities and Bias in Educational Approaches for Men and Women in Rousseau's Emile
title_full Examining Disparities and Bias in Educational Approaches for Men and Women in Rousseau's Emile
title_fullStr Examining Disparities and Bias in Educational Approaches for Men and Women in Rousseau's Emile
title_full_unstemmed Examining Disparities and Bias in Educational Approaches for Men and Women in Rousseau's Emile
title_short Examining Disparities and Bias in Educational Approaches for Men and Women in Rousseau's Emile
title_sort examining disparities and bias in educational approaches for men and women in rousseau s emile
topic Education
Emile
Gender-segregated education
Rousseau
Sophie
Women's learning
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Gender-segregated education
Rousseau
Sophie
Women's learning
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