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Denmark: Training and education of men at a social policy level
The dissertation deals with men’s choice of traiing and education within care work. Specifically, the dissertation deals with training and education as educationist and as social and healthcare assistant such as, at an overall social policy level, this choice has been identified as an unusual choice for men. The identification of usual and unusual choices […]
Read MoreKitas Tour of Hamburg Germany
I’m here in Berlin, Germany attending the The International Conference “Men in Early Childhood Education and Care,”where a couple hundred attendees from all over the world have gathered. About 15 of us were invited to come early to tour one of the more successful pilot programs to recruit more men in Hamburg (a large northern […]
Read MoreDoes Gender Make a Difference? First results from the German ‘tandem study’ of female and male ECE workers
Paper presented on the international conference “Men in early childhood education and care”, Berlin 2012 [MenTeach: At the international conference Men in early childhood education and care” in Berlin 2012 I had the opportunity to talk with both Dr. Holger Brandes and Markus Andrä about their research. Dr. Brandes presentation (in German with English interpreters) […]
Read MoreFathers who teach – Study Opportunity
Study Opportunity: Justin Hendricks, a graduate student at the University of Florida, is looking to recruit fathers who teach in order to understand how men’s teaching experience benefits their children. Participation involves a 2 hour video or voice call and participants will receive $25 for their participation. Contact Justin by email at justinhendricks@ufl.edu or by […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – September 2012
MenTeach E-News September 2012 1) Father-to-be wants to teach 2) International Conference about men in early education in Berlin, Germany 3) Teacher’s Day: 45% of teachers in Indian schools are women 4) Male educators in Grand Forks elementary classrooms 5) More men applying: Meet Donnie Dupree 6) Men in Early Education Fall Gathering in Massachusetts […]
Read MoreMale Teachers Needed to Bring Diversity and Add to the Quality of ECE
More men in the early childhood education sector would not only bring a range of benefits for children, but could also lift the quality of early childhood education, improve staff dynamics and encourage fathers to become more involved with their child’s education, a new survey shows. A more diverse workforce, with men represented as well […]
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