Mindy Blaise is Assistant Professor at RMIT University, Australia. She is also a Research Fellow at the Centre for Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood at the University of Melbourne.
In particular, this book uses alternative theoretical perspectives to focus on how young children are 'doing' gender in kindergarten classroom.
Rather than relying exclusively on biological and socialization theories of gender construction, Blaise breaks down theoretical barriers with new understandings of how gender is socially and politically constructed by young children.
In particular, this book uses alternative theoretical perspectives to focus on how young children are 'doing' gender in kindergarten classroom.Rather than relying exclusively on biological and socialization theories of gender construction, Blaise breaks down theoretical barriers with new understandings of how gender is socially and politically constructed by young children.
Chapter 1 Feminist Poststructuralism and Queer Theory: What Do They Offer?; Chapter 2 Researching With Children in the Early Childhood Classroom; Chapter 3 Uncovering the Heterosexual Matrix; Chapter 4 Alan: Power Broker; Chapter 5 Madison: a Risk Taker; Chapter 6 Penny: The "Good” Girl; Chapter 7 Rethinking Gender and Early Childhood Teaching;
Presents an appraisal of child development, exploring how young children make sense of the politics of feminine and masculine, and how they interpret and perform gender every day. This study challenges the usefulness of existing parameters for assessing and describing the development of children in early education settings.
Über den Autor
Mindy Blaise is Assistant Professor at RMIT University, Australia. She is also a Research Fellow at the Centre for Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood at the University of Melbourne.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1 Feminist Poststructuralism and Queer Theory: What Do They Offer?; Chapter 2 Researching With Children in the Early Childhood Classroom; Chapter 3 Uncovering the Heterosexual Matrix; Chapter 4 Alan: Power Broker; Chapter 5 Madison: a Risk Taker; Chapter 6 Penny: The ¿Good¿ Girl; Chapter 7 Rethinking Gender and Early Childhood Teaching;
Klappentext
In particular, this book uses alternative theoretical perspectives to focus on how young children are 'doing' gender in kindergarten classroom.
Rather than relying exclusively on biological and socialization theories of gender construction, Blaise breaks down theoretical barriers with new understandings of how gender is socially and politically constructed by young children.
