GENDER PLAY AT EARLY CHILDHOOD IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to identify the gender biased attitude of parents, teachers and society at large with boys and girls during their early childhood. For this purpose Robert Stake's Countenance Model was adapted to document and report the findings in qualitative form. The study covered early childhood educational institutions in Pakistan. The sample from urban and rural areas of Pakistan was selected. Fifty parents, fifty teachers and hundred children were interviewed and observed in a natural setting. The study identified that at home girls and boys received a different attitude from their parents. Teachers usually consider that boys are more intelligent. During interviews and observations the researcher found young boys were more confident and expressed their views with ease as compared to young girls.

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