PRESCHOOL TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF GENDER ROLES ACROSS FOUR CLASSROOM DOMAINS: THE ROLE OF JOB POSITION AND PROGRAM SCHEDULE IN NORTH MACEDONIA

ADILI, Bujar and XHAMBAZI, Gzim and PANDILOSKA GRNCHAROVSKA, Svetlana and Lutfiu-Kadriu, Lulzime and DOGANI, Besa (2026) PRESCHOOL TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF GENDER ROLES ACROSS FOUR CLASSROOM DOMAINS: THE ROLE OF JOB POSITION AND PROGRAM SCHEDULE IN NORTH MACEDONIA. In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “FROM RESEARCH TO APPLICATION”, 18-19 November, 2026.

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Abstract

North Macedonia is a sociocultural context in which formal gender equity policies coexist with firmly established traditional norms. This study examined preschool teachers’ perceptions of gender roles in the classroom. A quantitative, cross-sectional survey design was employed with a sample of 155 female teachers, comprising 88 Preschool Educators and 67 Childcare Givers. Participants completed the 42-item Preschool Teachers’ Perception of Gender Roles in the Classroom Scale (PTPGCS; Yıldız & Erkan, 2024). The instrument comprised four subscales: General Gender Discourse (S1), Gender Role Characteristics (S2), Gender-Specific Behavioral Responses (S3), and Gender in Tales and Stories (S4). Six items were reverse-coded prior to analysis in accordance with the original scale structure. Following verification of the normality assumptions, independent- samples t-tests and multiple regression analyses were run. Preschool teachers scored highest on S1 (M = 3.39, SD = 0.76), above the scale midpoint, while S2 (M = 2.81), S3 (M = 2.78), and S4 (M = 2.68) fell below the midpoint. Job position significantly predicted S2 and S3 scores. Child presence schedule significantly predicted S2 and S3 scores wile employment status was non-significant across all subscales. These findings contribute empirical evidence from a post-socialist Southeastern European context. They also carry implications for early childhood teacher education and gender-equity policy in North Macedonia.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Education
Depositing User:	Unnamed user with email zshi@unite.edu.mk
Date Deposited:	11 Nov 2026 12:27
Last Modified:	11 Nov 2026 12:27
URI:	http://eprints.unite.edu.mk/id/eprint/2730

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