The Selective Tradition in Action: Gender Bias in Student Teachers' Selections of Children's Literature.

Luke, Allan; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ345183

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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The Selective Tradition in Action: Gender Bias in Student Teachers' Selections of Children's Literature.

Luke, Allan; And Others

English Education, v18 n4 p209-18 Dec 1986

Reports on a study intended to discover the criteria for selecting children's literature and textbooks. Concludes that the teachers' choices were sexist because selected stories were resolved through male agency. (SRT)

Descriptors: Censorship, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Racial Bias, Reader Response, Reading Material Selection, Sex Bias, Social Values, Student Teachers, Teacher Education, Values

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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