The purpose of this study was to examine the early childhood teacher's femininity by focusing on how female early childhood teachers perceive their own femininity
The subjects in this study were four early childhood teachers from different background...
The purpose of this study was to examine the early childhood teacher's femininity by focusing on how female early childhood teachers perceive their own femininity
The subjects in this study were four early childhood teachers from different backgrounds. Qualitative research methods, including in-depth interview and unparticipant observation, were employed to make a case study of their awareness of femininity and their feminine teaching practices.
The findings of the study were as follows:
1) The teachers investigated unveiled a very unique femininity in the course of being aware of their experiences. Teacher A explained herself as having a harmonious femininity, and Teacher B was characterized by an independent femininity that served to improve her own lot. Teacher C found herself to have a commanding femininity, and Teacher D's femininity was maternal, who said that a woman referred to a mother.
2) Some interesting findings about their awareness of their own femininity were that they had plenty of things to talk about in relation to woman, and that their conversation was obviously feminine, which was one of the unique features of woman.
3) Two different sorts of feminism appeared in their conversation: liberal and essential feminism, which were two primary approaches taken by recent early childhood education studies. The participants took both of the feministic views, and their consciousness and standpoint varied, though they were small in number.