ERIC Number: EJ852163
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-8543
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The Impact of Gender-Fair versus Gender-Stereotyped Basal Readers on 1st-Grade Children's Gender Stereotypes: A Natural Experiment
Karniol, Rachel; Gal-Disegni, Michal
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v23 n4 p411 Sum 2009
Israeli 1st-grade children in two different schools in the same neighborhood who were using either a gender-stereotyped or a gender-fair basal reader were asked to judge for a series of female-stereotyped, male-stereotyped, and gender-neutral activities whether they were characteristic of females, of males, or of both. Children using the gender-fair basal reader indicated that more activities were appropriate for both males and females than did children using the gender-stereotyped reader. As well, those using the gender-fair basal reader judged stereotypically female activities as more appropriate for both males and females than did children using the gender-stereotyped reader. Type of basal reader did not impact judgments of the gender-appropriateness of either male-stereotyped or gender-neutral activities. There were no main effects or interactions with children's own sex or of mothers' work status. The importance of gender-fair portrayals in basal readers was discussed. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Sex Stereotypes, Basal Reading, Females, Males, Grade 1, Gender Issues, Gender Bias, Reading Materials, Foreign Countries, Reading Material Selection, Comparative Analysis, Mothers, Employed Parents, Employment Level, Elementary School Students, Urban Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 1
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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