TY - JOUR
T1 - Sex roles and cultural diversity in recent award winning picture books for young children
AU - Dellmann-Jenkins, Mary
AU - Florjancic, Lisa
AU - Swadener, Elizabeth Blue
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - This study updates previous research on how gender is being presented in award-winning picture books for young children by replicating a study that was conducted 10 years ago by Collins, Ingoldsby, and Dellmann (1984). This was accomplished by content-analyzing Caldecott Award and Honor Books from 1989 to 1992 and comparing these results with Collins, Ingoldsby, and Dellman (1984). A second goal was to extend the research design used in prior investigations by examining central characters in the 1989-1992 sample for the portrayal of both androgyny and cultural diversity. Chi-square analysis documented a positive shift in the portrayal of nontraditional gender roles, for both males and females in the most recent award-winners. The portrayal of culturally diverse central characters was also found to be a predominant feature of the 1989-1992 sample. Implications for anti-bias and multicultural early childhood curriculum development are discussed.
AB - This study updates previous research on how gender is being presented in award-winning picture books for young children by replicating a study that was conducted 10 years ago by Collins, Ingoldsby, and Dellmann (1984). This was accomplished by content-analyzing Caldecott Award and Honor Books from 1989 to 1992 and comparing these results with Collins, Ingoldsby, and Dellman (1984). A second goal was to extend the research design used in prior investigations by examining central characters in the 1989-1992 sample for the portrayal of both androgyny and cultural diversity. Chi-square analysis documented a positive shift in the portrayal of nontraditional gender roles, for both males and females in the most recent award-winners. The portrayal of culturally diverse central characters was also found to be a predominant feature of the 1989-1992 sample. Implications for anti-bias and multicultural early childhood curriculum development are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/02568549309594843
DO - 10.1080/02568549309594843
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0039401816
SN - 0256-8543
VL - 7
SP - 74
EP - 82
JO - Journal of Research in Childhood Education
JF - Journal of Research in Childhood Education
IS - 2
ER -