Logue and Harvey (2010) explore pre-K teachers’ perceptions of dramatic play, including R&T play, by using survey. Participants include 98 female teachers of 4-year-olds. In this article, R&T play includes four forms which are superhero play, play fighting, chase games, and protect/rescue games. The results indicate that firstly, there are clear gender differences in teachers’ view of R&T play and in the play they are stopped and prohibit by teachers. For example, teachers mediate or intervene in boys’ R&T play significantly more often than in girls’. Secondly, there are clear gender differences in R&T play themes. For example, boys engage in superhero play and play fighting considerably more than girls, on the other hand, girls engage in nurture/care
