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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
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A Question of Gender-Sensitive Pedagogy: Discourses in Pedagogical Guidelines
Karlson, Ingrid; Simonsson, Maria
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, v12 n3 p274-283 2011
In this article, some of the discourses concerning "gender-sensitive pedagogy" that circulate in Swedish preschools are discussed. Two guideline documents that circulate in gender- and equity-sensitive projects in preschool are investigated, and the question is asked: What gender-related messages can possibly reach preschools from the guidelines? The method is discourse analysis inspired by Michel Foucault. Three different discourses were found: the discourse of the preschool institution; the discourse of gender and/or equity; and the gender-pedagogical discourse.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Discourse Analysis, Guidelines, Gender Issues, Teaching Methods, Social Justice, Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Child Rearing, Social Influences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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