Gendered Constructions of Professionals in Daycare
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11995085 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Greetje Timmerman (University of Groningen, corresponding author), Pauline Schreuder (0000-0002-6951-0936, University of Groningen) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 199-213 |
| Publication date | 2008-04-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sex Roles (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0360-0025 • E-ISSN: 1573-2762 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11199-008-9444-0 |
| OpenAlex | W2095632682 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
In The Netherlands the boys’ problem debate in education has expanded to daycare, concerning the children between 0 and 4 years of age. Women daycare workers are blamed by mainstream media for frustrating boys’ need for physical activity and adventure. In 2004 we conducted a study, involving 96 daycare workers in 36 daycare centers in a Dutch city. We addressed the research question whether the stereotypical representation of women’s daycare work in the media is an adequate picture of these professionals’ perceptions of their work in daycare. Findings indicate that the stereotypical images of women daycare workers in the media-debates do not resemble the personal qualities and professional characteristics that these daycare workers ascribe to themselves
Adventure · Developmental psychology · Mainstream · Perception · Representation (politics · Work (physics · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Psychology · Social and Educational Sciences · Social Psychology · Sociology and Education Studies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |