Gender Equity in Early Childhood Education

ECCE, Gender Equity and the Implications for Parents

The role of parent involvement in the education of the developing child is clearly beneficial.  The impact of parents' gendered attitudes are equally apparent and important.  In the following sections, the examination of the issue of gender equity in early childhood education explores the complexity of gender equity in early childhood education, the deeply held gender beliefs of parents and the impact of those beliefs on children, and also examines the potential of parent participation in early childhood education as a means change those deeply held gender beliefs.  The benefits of early childhood education for girls is clear, but research considering the ways to promote deeper changes in beliefs about gender and the vital role of parents is just beginning.

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