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Primary principals seek more real men
Many primary school principals believe male primary teachers should be heterosexual, rugby-playing “real men” if they want to be good role models, new research has found. One respondent in the study – being published in international journal Gender and Education – referred to the “limp” handshakes of two male teachers who appeared ineffectual and wussy […]
Read MoreMr. Rogers firmly believed men should teach
Most readers will not recognize the name Fred Rogers. Mention “Mister Rogers, ” however, and most will immediately recognize a personality who has probably influenced more lives than have several presidents combined. “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” is the longest-running children’s program on public television. Rogers spoke at the Yale University Child Development Center, New Haven, Comecticut, […]
Read MoreThe Men as Role Models Argument: A Case for Researching Children’s Views
Abstract: The theory that male teachers provide positive role models that can counter any negative male role models and compensate for the absence of men in children’s lives is considered in this paper. The review is positioned in the European context where there have been consistent calls over the years for an increase in the […]
Read MoreCareer Perspectives of Male Students in Early Childhood Education
While, in some professions, the gender balance seems to be changing in the direction of equality, the participation of males in early childhood education has not expanded because of stereotypical perceptions of this occupation, low salaries and status, and fear of being accused of sexual abuse. Males may make important contributions to the field of […]
Read MoreSaving our black boys
Some disturbing data and a hopeful program that needs your support: Only 47% of Black males in America graduate from high school. The average 17-year-old Black child has the reading and math scores of the average 14- year-old White child. One out of three Black boys born after 2001 will spend time in jail or […]
Read MoreIllinois lacks diversity of male lead teachers in early education
A recent study, Who’s Caring for the Kids? The Status of the Early Childhood Workforce in Illinois-2008, was conducted by researchers at National-Louis University’s McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership and the Early Childhood Parenting Collaborative at the University of Illinois. Early childhood teachers are not representative of or prepared to teach the changing […]
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