Gender Stereotypes in Children's Picture Books: A Study of Authors, Illustrators, and Main Characters in a Classroom Library Collection

Autor/in	Bernstein, Mildred Sari
Titel	Gender Stereotypes in Children's Picture Books: A Study of Authors, Illustrators, and Main Characters in a Classroom Library Collection
Quelle	(2023), (122 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, St. John's University (New York)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3719-9237-6
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Sex Stereotypes; Childrens Literature; Volunteers; Picture Books; Elementary School Students; Library Materials; Video Technology; Age Differences; Computer Software; Independent Reading; Kindergarten; Grade 1; Grade 2; Coding; Authors; Gender Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Freiwilliger; Picture book; Bilderbuch; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Freies Lesen; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Codierung; Programmierung; Author; Autor; Autorin; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	The purpose of this quantitative non-experimental study was to evaluate the gender stereotyping in picture books from a classroom library collection that primary school students use for independent reading in the classroom. Using the Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade fiction books from the classroom library collection from Booksource, this research included 151 books from an original total collection of 900 books of which 491 books were considered fiction. A revised coding sheet, originally from Hamilton et al. (2006), was used to code the books. Seven volunteers and the researcher coded each book with 17 books coded three times. Volunteers were provided with a link to a video, a PowerPoint slide show on coding and a cheat sheet with highlights for coding. They were given a month to code their books and access via email or phone to ask any questions. Using descriptive statistics, two-way between-subjects ANOVA, independent samples t-test and binomial logistic regression, a surprising/unique finding is that there was no significant difference between main character gender and main character age in children's picture books. In addition, there was no significant difference with the written dialog of the male and female authors with relation to main character gender, behavior, and use of toys but there was a significant difference as male illustrators opposed to female illustrators influenced main character gender, behavior, and use of toys in the children's picture books. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01