Prominence of Girls and Boys in the Classroom: Schoolchildren's Perceptions.

Safir, Marilyn P.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ458629

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Publication Date: 1992

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Prominence of Girls and Boys in the Classroom: Schoolchildren's Perceptions.

Safir, Marilyn P.; And Others

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v27 n9-10 p439-53 Nov 1992

A study of the effect of teachers' asymmetric perceptions of girls and boys on 147 Jewish Israeli second and sixth graders' (78 males and 69 females) perceptions of student prominence in school relevant categories found that students judged more boys as prominent. Same-sex peers were also judged prominent. (JB)

Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 2, Grade 6, Hebrew, Jews, Middle Class Students, Peer Relationship, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Sexism in Language, Social Cognition, Student Attitudes, Teacher Role

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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