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Peer reviewedGilbert, Pam – Oxford Review of Education, 1989
Challenges teachers' assumptions that language and literature are neutral fields of study and suggests alternative nonsexist approaches to education. Discusses how female children are disadvantaged in school by the hidden curriculum. Makes note of stereotyped expectations held by teachers rewarding females for passive behavior. (NL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Education
