Gender stereotyping in children's literature : an analysis of Anne Fine's Bill New Frock (2010) with grade 4 learners.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Sheik, Ayub. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Munthree, Pralini. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-19T13:39:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-01-19T13:39:27Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2013 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description | M. Ed. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 2013. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This 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.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10413/12656 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_ZA | en |
| dc.subject | Sexism in literature. | en |
| dc.subject | Children's literature. | en |
| dc.subject | Sexism in education. | en |
| dc.subject | Sex discrimination in education. | en |
| dc.subject | Theses -- Education. | en |
| dc.title | Gender stereotyping in children's literature : an analysis of Anne Fine's Bill New Frock (2010) with grade 4 learners. | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |