Repository logo
 

Gender stereotyping in children's literature : an analysis of Anne Fine's Bill New Frock (2010) with grade 4 learners.

dc.contributor.advisorSheik, Ayub.
dc.contributor.authorMunthree, Pralini.
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-19T13:39:27Z
dc.date.available2016-01-19T13:39:27Z
dc.date.created2013
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionM. Ed. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 2013.en
dc.description.abstractThis purpose of this study is to determine the effect, if any, that gender stereotyping in children’s literature, has on learners’. The study looks at the analysis of a novel by Anne Fine entitled “Bill’s New Frock” (2010) in a grade 4 classroom. The study uses a mixed methods approach using both quantitative and qualitative data to yield results. The study takes on a 3 stage structure i.e. pre-test (questionnaires) to determine existing gender stereotypes, during- test (reading of the novel) and post-test (focus group interviews). The results of the study found that learners’ have a pre-constructed understanding of gender stereotypes influenced by the society, community and population they originate. This is embedded into their conscious as a norm. However exposure to “Bill’s New Frock” (2010) challenged these gender understandings and not only sensitised learners’ to gender equality but also facilitated a change in their gender construct.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/12656
dc.language.isoen_ZAen
dc.subjectSexism in literature.en
dc.subjectChildren's literature.en
dc.subjectSexism in education.en
dc.subjectSex discrimination in education.en
dc.subjectTheses -- Education.en
dc.titleGender stereotyping in children's literature : an analysis of Anne Fine's Bill New Frock (2010) with grade 4 learners.en
dc.typeThesisen

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Munthree_Pralini_2013.pdf
Size:
1.04 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Thesis

License bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.64 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description: