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Why don’t men want to teach?
Primary schools have long been an almost entirely man-free zone, but research published last week suggests that secondary schools could soon be heading the same way. According to the Higher Education Statistics Agency 23.8% of those qualifying to become teachers in 2006-07 were men – a fall of 1.5% on the previous year and the […]
Read MoreWhat do children think: Does it matter if your teacher is male?
What do the children think? Read comments from children from Europe about their beliefs about having a male teacher. Boys can do better at school when their teachers are also male, according to a survey. It says they work harder and find it easier to talk over any problems they may have with a male teacher. […]
Read MoreFew male teachers, but does it matter?
When Gregg Brain first considered a career in teaching, he thought he would spend his days where he found so many of his own mentors — in a high school gymnasium. On a recent morning, Brain prepared for the school year in a very different environment — a classroom filled with coat hooks hung low […]
Read MoreBoys do better when they are taught by men, study finds
Boys will perform better in education if they have a male teacher in their primary school, according to research published today. A study of more than 1,000 men reveals almost half of them (48 per cent) cited male primary school teachers as having had the most impact on them during their school life. In addition, […]
Read MoreA gender divide is increasing in the professions
Dr Brian McKinstry of Edinburgh University is a brave man. Writing in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal, he described the increasing number of women doctors as “bad for medicine” and forecast a staffing crisis down the line. He was not allowed to get away with it, of course. His arguments were met […]
Read MoreThree per cent of Britain’s nannies are male: A campaign to increase their number
A growing number of British men would like to work as nannies and childminders but fear they would be branded as paedophiles, according to a new study. An overwhelming majority of parents and non-parents want more men to join the child care profession, research to be published this week shows. Only one in 10 parents […]
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