ERIC Number: EJ1225219
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-4087
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"It Bothers Me, but I Will Not Bring It into the Kindergarten": Gender Perception Conflicts of Religious Kindergarten Teachers as Reflected in Their Work
Religious Education, v114 n4 p457-469 2019
The article describes a study on the gender identity of kindergarten teachers in the Israeli State Religious Education System (Hemed). The aim was to investigate their perception of gender identity in light of Orthodox feminism and discover how this is reflected in their work, particularly in the Torah stories they tell. The study, based on a narrative research method comprising seven teachers, suggested a link between their gender perceptions and attitude toward Orthodox feminism, and their attitude toward patriarchal Bible stories. The discomfiture and internal contradictions characterizing their perceptions reflect the diverse attitudes in the religious public to this issue.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Gender Issues, Feminism, Biblical Literature, Jews, Females, Gender Bias, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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