Challenging Gender Stereotypes through a Transformation of a Fairy Tale

Autor/in	Meland, Aud Torill
Titel	Challenging Gender Stereotypes through a Transformation of a Fairy Tale
Quelle	In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 28 (2020) 6, S.911-922 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-293X
DOI	10.1080/1350293X.2020.1836589
Schlagwörter	Sex Stereotypes; Fairy Tales; Change Strategies; Attitude Change; Teacher Attitudes; Masculinity; Femininity; Early Childhood Teachers; Foreign Countries; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fairy tale; Fairytale; Fairytales; Fairy-tale; Fairy-tales; Märchen; Lösungsstrategie; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Lehrerverhalten; Männlichkeit; Femaleness; Weiblichkeit; Early childhood; Early childhood education; Teacher; Teachers; Frühe Kindheit; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Ausland; Norwegen
Abstract	The aim of this study is to explore ECEC-teachers' attitudes toward gender through a transformation of the classic fairy tale 'The Princesses and The Pea'. The stereotypes presented in fairy tales can be limiting for children today because they can reinforce traditional ideals of femininity and masculinity. The Norwegian ensemble Dybwikdans challenge gender stereotypes in 'The Princess and The Pea'. In the performance, the princess acts strong and brave, the king feminine and vain. Findings that are based on interviews indicate that the teachers are not concerned with gender stereotypes in fairy tales; they have a set of stereotyped expectations about how females and males are portrayed, but a transformation of an old story provides an opportunity to explore and challenge traditional gender roles. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01