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Download full textHavlicek, Larry; Gilbert, Edwyna – 1977
A group of 562 sixth grade students and 559 twelfth grade students was surveyed to determine if there was a difference in reading attitudes between male and female students overall and between the sixth and twelfth grade levels for each sex. Although the majority of students disagreed with the statement that reading is for learning but not for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Grade 12, Grade 6
Scott, Kathryn P. – 1982
Main characters were portrayed in nontraditional roles in stories presented to 4th, 7th, and 11th grade students. A total of 172 students read a set of four stories, each of which had two versions, one with a male main character and one with a female main character. Thus, the same stories were used to depict traditional and nontraditional sex…
Descriptors: Characterization, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
Peer reviewedShapiro, Jon; Snyder, Geraldine – Reading Horizons, 1982
Analyzes the roles played by females in Judy Blume's "Are You There God? It's Me Margaret." Concludes that the book offers flat and unflattering portrayals of female characters. (FL)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
