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Early Childhood Teachers' Awareness of Gender and Interaction Style with Young Children  

Son, Won Kyoung (신라대학교 유아교육과)
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Korean Journal of Childcare and Education / v.7, no.1, 2011 , pp. 121-148 More about this Journal
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This Study aimed to ascertain early childhood teachers' awareness of gender differences in young children and interaction style with young children. 50 teachers answered Q sort questionnaires, 7 teachers were interviewed, 2 classrooms were observed. Results showed 3 types of teacher perception of boys and 4 types of teacher perception of girls. Early childhood teachers more interact with boys than girls. Especially negative interaction showed much more frequently with boys than girls. These finding are discussed in terms of equity and equality in both gender.
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early childhood teacher; interaction; Q-methodology;
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