Who Cares about Girls? Rethinking the Meaning of Teaching.

Laird, Susan

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ERIC Number: EJ505782

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Publication Date: 1995

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Who Cares about Girls? Rethinking the Meaning of Teaching.

Laird, Susan

Peabody Journal of Education, v70 n2 p82-103 Win 1995

Analyzes "Little Women" (Louisa May Alcott) and its concept of teaching girls that values feelings and emphasizes health and well-being, suggesting that this concept is helpful in rethinking the meaning of teaching with sensitivity to gender effects and school responsibility. (SM)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence, Females, Nineteenth Century Literature, North American Literature, School Responsibility, Sex Bias, Sex Discrimination, Sex Fairness, Teacher Responsibility, Teaching (Occupation)

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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