| Category |
(9) gender stereotyping (6) gender research |
| Title |
(31) Rethinking Gender in Early Childhood Education |
| Author |
MacNaughton, Glenda |
| Description |
Written by a Melbourne-based academic, the book analyses the impact of gendered relations on the behaviour of girls and boys in early childhood settings. To quote the author, the book seeks to “…build from the potentials within poststructuralist theory for new readings of the child, for deep understandings of knowledge-power relations in early childhood education and for generating change with early childhood teachers.” |
| Details |
NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2000
ISBN 1 86508 036 5 |
| Target market |
Early childhood teachers, students in teacher training |
| Purpose and/or Outcomes |
This book reveals how the focus on individual development that is promoted in early childhood education doesn’t produce gender equity. Rather, everyday teaching practices influence the gendering of young children’s identities. |
| Possible Applications |
Research text for teachers and people involved in early childhood education. |
| Additional information |
Each chapter includes a bibliography and questions for professional conversations related to the issues raised in the chapter. |
| Key Words |
Sex role in children. Gender differences (Psychology) in children. |