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Gender Integration in the Infant Classroom: a case study
Author(s) -
Jacklin Angela,
Lacey Colin
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
british educational research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1469-3518
pISSN - 0141-1926
DOI - 10.1080/0141192970230506
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , mathematics education , pedagogy , sociology
This article is about gender association in the primary classroom and organisational strategies which may influence gender integration. It reports the findings of a small‐scale research project which explored the effects of a classroom innovation. Implemented by a class teacher, the innovation was designed to promote gender equality. The effects of strategies to increase gender integration in the infant classroom are discussed in relation to cross‐gender friendships as well as gender differentiation between subjects. The article argues that the way a teacher organises groups in the classroom can be an influential factor in the degree of gender integration which occurs.