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World Data about Male Teachers: How many men in the world taught in 1996? 2012?
MenTeach: We came across this collection of data about the percentage of men and women teaching all over the world. It’s interesting to do a comparison between 1996 and 2012 (the latest data). For example, did you know that in 1996 Turkey and Thailand had the highest percentage of men teaching in early education and […]
Read MoreTen new University Programs to teach men teachers
MidAmerica Nazarene University announced that it is one of 10 universities nationwide selected by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education to participate in the Association’s first Networked Improvement Community (NIC). The initiative of this group is aimed at increasing the diversity of the nation’s teacher candidate pool by focusing on recruitment of more Black […]
Read MoreNigeria and Lesotho in Africa recruiting more men to teaching
During the 2014 World Forum in Puerto Rico we met some wonderful people who are working to increase the percentage of men teaching and working for gender equity. Two programs, one in Nigeria and the other Lesotho have been having great success at enrolling men into university programs. And both countries are very different in […]
Read MoreWorld Forum 2014 a great success in Puerto Rico
The World Forum 2014 in Puerto Rico was an incredible success! There were over 830 delegates representing more than 81 countries. It’s such a unique opportunity to meet so many interesting people, doing amazing things caring for young children. Many of us attended and made some great connections with new people and reacquainting with previous […]
Read MoreMinority male teacher shortage prompts legislation that aims to boost their numbers
Minority male teachers are scarce in New Jersey’s public schools—and in classrooms across the country—but a bill moving through the state Legislature aims to attract more of them to some of the state’s struggling school districts. The legislation, sponsored by Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt (D-Camden), would create a pilot program to encourage African-American, Hispanic and Asian […]
Read MoreBlack Male Teachers: Becoming Extinct? Show Me the Numbers
Many media sources have propagated the view that black male teachers are “becoming extinct.” Currently, black males represent less than 2 percent of the nation’s teacher workforce. One article suggests that black males are underrepresented in the teaching profession because they prefer to pursue more lucrative careers. The article also postulated that because black males […]
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