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A CONTACT ANALYSIS OF CALDECOTT MEDAL AND HONOR BOOKS FROM 2001-2011: EXAMINING GENDER ISSUES AND EQUITY IN 21ST CENTURY CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS
| Title: | A CONTACT ANALYSIS OF CALDECOTT MEDAL AND HONOR BOOKS FROM 2001-2011: EXAMINING GENDER ISSUES AND EQUITY IN 21ST CENTURY CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS. |
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| Name(s): |
Yello, Nicole, Author Hoffman, Ph.D., Elizabeth S., Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2012 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | An abundance of research has been conducted about the importance of including books and literature as part of a young child's developmental process. Much of this research suggests that picture books are vital to a young child's healthy development and "are important influences that shape us by reflecting the politics and values of our society". This study was completed to analyze character roles and gender representation of male and female characters exclusively in children's picture books. The entire population of Caldecott Award and Honor Medal books published between 2001 and 2011 was utilized for a frequency analysis. Each Caldecott Award and Honor Medal book meeting this study's criteria was examined, read and analyzed. Books included only works of fiction and were delimited to exclude biographies, autobiographies, informational books, concept books and poetry. A total of 24 books were used in the data analysis. This research attempted to answer the following question: Are males and females equitably represented in recently published children's literature? From a content-analysis approach, within a historical perspective, this research aimed at examining if gender bias still dominates the literature, and if so, to what extent. The intellectual interest of this project is in discovering male and female presence and imagery in children's picture books. | |
| Identifier: | CFH0004186 (IID), ucf:44840 (fedora) | |
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2012-05-01 B.S. Education, School of Teaching, Learning and Leadership Bachelors This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
children's picture books Caldecott Honor Medal gender bias sexism equity feminist gender stereotypes gender equity equitable representation sex-roles stereotypes sex-trait gender identity males females picture books Weitzman et al Caldecott Award and Honor Medal children's books literature elementary school 2001 202 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004186 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
