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Wharton, Sue – Language and Education, 2005
There is now a considerable body of research into issues of gender representation in children's literature. This is no doubt partly due to the perceived importance of such representation for children's social and psychological development. In this paper I analyse gender representation in one stage of a reading scheme which is currently popular in…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Childrens Literature, Gender Differences, Early Reading