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Main Author: Childress, Glenda T.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1985
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ327058
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  • Gender Gap in the Library: Different Choices for Girls and Boys. Childress, Glenda T. Children Comparative Analysis Elementary Education Elementary School Students Females Library Materials Males Reading Habits Reading Interests Reading Material Selection Recreational Reading School Libraries Sex Role Describes observations of recreational reading material selection by kindergarten and first-grade boys and girls. Discussion covers gender-related preferences in choices of recreational library materials, fiction and non-fiction choices, flexibility in reading choices, and gender roles. Observations made in 1983 and 1984 are appended. Five sources are given. (EJS)