ABSTRACT

This article focuses on the discussions about the feminisation of the teaching profession that were covered in the Finnish journal of primary school teachers, The Teacher (Opettajain Lehti), during the years 1915 to 1920. The Teacher, a weekly trade union journal, published the writings of various stakeholders (for example, teachers, school inspectors, the counsellor of education representing the National Board of Education, the editors of The Teacher, and teachers’ local trade unions). First, this article examines the arguments of the writers who took part in the discussions. Second, this article explores how the teaching profession was represented by these writings. The article explores how the discussions took a stand on the process itself, its reasons and its consequences, and also highlighted the gendered assumptions and ideas about the teaching profession and the characteristics associated with women and men teachers. The proponents of women teachers’ expertise and professionalism employed these public discussions successfully when claiming and defending their right to be a part of the teaching profession. Even though the discussions included opposing interests and claims of superiority, they also had a strong, constructive tone with arguments of gender equality amongst teachers and solidarity between women and men teachers.

摘要

本文重点讨论1915 年至 1920 年间芬兰小学教师杂志《教师》(Opettajain Lehti ) 中关于教师职业女性化的讨论。工会周刊《教师》发表了各种利益相关者（例如，教师、学校检查员、代表国家教育委员会的教育顾问、The Teacher的编辑）的著作和教师当地工会）。首先，本文考察了参与讨论的作者的论点。其次，本文探讨了这些著作是如何代表教师职业的。本文探讨了讨论如何对过程本身、其原因和后果采取立场，并强调了关于教师职业的性别假设和想法以及与女性和男性教师相关的特征。女教师的专业知识和专业精神的支持者在声称和捍卫自己成为教师职业的权利时，成功地利用了这些公开讨论。尽管讨论包括对立的利益和优势主张，但他们也有强烈的，