Are Girls and Boys Treated Differently in Kindergarten? Analyses of Nursery-School Conversations among Educators and Children.

Fried, Lilian

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Publication Date: 1989

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Are Girls and Boys Treated Differently in Kindergarten? Analyses of Nursery-School Conversations among Educators and Children.

Fried, Lilian

Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, v35 n4 p471-92 Jul 1989

Looks at conversations between West German kindergarten teachers and children to determine if boys are given an advantage over girls. Analyzes three aspects of the conversations important to language acquisition: teacher input, teaching and learning strategies, and opportunities. Concludes that boys and girls are treated differently. (Author/LS)

Descriptors: Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten Children, Language Acquisition, Learning Strategies, Preschool Teachers, Primary Education, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Sex Discrimination, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: West Germany

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