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Oh Boy! Strategies for Teaching Boys in Early Childhood
Oh Boy! suggests that many of the struggles young boys have in our early childhood programs and schools are not simply a result of bad behavior. Rather, boys struggle because of a much more fundamental problem: a mismatch between how most young boys develop, grow, and learn, and the kinds of expectations, outcomes, activities, and […]
Read MoreInvitation to Participate in a Study
My name is Eliza McWilliams and I am an Ed.D. candidate at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. As part of my doctoral research, I am conducting a study on male teachers working in early childhood education (prekindergarten) in public schools. The study will focus on the problem posed by the lack of male […]
Read MoreInequality in day-care centres: Male educators are more likely to work temporary
Many parents and educators want more male professionals in day-care centres and kindergartens – however, men have greater difficulty to get into daycare centers in permanent employment. This is the result of a new study of the Delta-Institute for Social – ecological research. Accordingly, more than 90 percent of professionals are of the opinion that […]
Read MoreMen in primary schools put up with unfair comments about their health, appearance and career progress, says this teacher.
Being a male primary teacher can sometimes be lonely. Around one in 10 primary teachers are male and at times you can find yourself as the only man in the staff room, perhaps even the first male teacher in that school, ever. That being the case, I’m pleased to say that most of the time […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – April 2019
MenTeach E-News April 2019 1) Only two percent of teachers are black men, yet research confirms they matter 2) The U.S. Teaching Population Is Getting Bigger, and More Female 3) Superintendent William Hite: Philly schools need diverse curriculum and diverse teachers 4) A Winner’s Story: Leader of Men and Children Award by Dylan Lubs 5) […]
Read MoreCSUN Joins UC Berkeley and the Compton Unified School District to Improve Retention Rates of Male Teachers of Color
California State University, Northridge has partnered with the University of California, Berkeley and the Compton Unified School District (CUSD) to launch a three-year pilot program to improve the retention rates of male teachers of color. If successful, the program’s organizers hope that it will provide a national model for increasing the retention rates of African-American, […]
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