| Title: |
Exploring Educators' and Parents' Perceptions of Gender as a Correlate of Toddlers' Physical Activity: Two Faces of the Same Coin? |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Vladimir E. Martínez-Bello (ORCID 0000-0002-3408-9678); Herminia Vega-Perona; Laura Monsalve-Lorente; María Del Mar Bernabé-Villodre; Paula Robles-Galán; Sandra Molines-Borrás; Yolanda Cabrera García-Ochoa |
| Source: |
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development. 2024 44(3-4):649-664. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
16 |
| Publication Date: |
2024 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Early Childhood Education |
| Descriptors: |
Teacher Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Early Childhood Teachers; Parents; Gender Differences; Correlation; Toddlers; Physical Activities; Health Promotion; Femininity; Public Schools; Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: |
Spain (Valencia) |
| DOI: |
10.1080/09575146.2023.2217479 |
| ISSN: |
0957-5146; 1472-4421 |
| Abstract: |
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is an environment where binary discourses produce gendered bodies. Following a qualitative approach, this study has two major aims: (a) to analyze ECEC educators' and parents' perception regarding gender as a correlate for explaining toddlers' physical activity (PA) and (b) to discuss from a critical perspective how these perceptions could impact PA promotion from a very young age. The major findings were as follows: while some educators perceive no differences in PA patterns between girls and boys, others consider that girls are less active than boys and attribute this tendency to a greater propensity for symbolic play and biological determinants; and families perceive that their daughters are physically active and with natural predisposition to movement. In conclusion, despite the fact that some teachers' perceptions of young children continue to be encouraged into binary gendered practices, families show resistance and alternative ways to interpret the emphasized femininity. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2024 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1436076 |
| Database: |
ERIC |