1. The role of textbooks in identity formation and in forming subject based interests and skills Kereszty, Orsolya Barcelona, 25-26 January, 2007

2. Introduction No gender-sensitive research in education No available data No gender awareness

3. Textbooks Represent the everyday life of children The ‘hidden curriculum’ Marks one part of reality: The „Legitimate knowledge” Gender socialization Knowledge and skills Mediate

4. Gender in Textbooks The norm: boys’ experiences The different/‘others’: girls’ experiences Invisibility Stereotypical and strict activities and spaces Who is active? The ‘family’ as evident ‘Alternative examples’

11. Conclusion Can there be an ideal textbook? Individual and collective identities → unique interpretations Plural interpretations Space for diverse interpretations