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Perspective about male teachers from Guyana
Where have all the sirs gone? The depletion of male teachers in the education system is now a worldwide phenomenon. A news report on NBC Nightly News last Monday showed some shocking statistics. In the 1980’s, 81% teachers in the public education system in America were males; today just 24.9% of the nation’s 3 million […]
Read MoreMales in Early Childhood Network Group – Australia
Blokes can do it as well (Please note some of the guys were near the end of “Mo-vember” – growing moustaches to raise funds for male prostrate cancer research – can’t wait to see what they come up with for “Man-uary”!) Good Bye and Good Luck to Gary. Gary is about to embark on the […]
Read MoreA National Network for Men in Early Childhood Education (New Zealand)
Saturday 9th–Sunday 10th February 2008 Whitirea Community Polytechnic Porirua, Wellington New Zealand Register at their website.
Read MoreMen in New Zealand
Read a New Zealand government publication with articles focused on men in early childhood education. Go to Education Gazette
Read MoreMale Teachers in Primary – An online video from the United Kingdom
This is a link to an video about Male Teachers – Careers in Primary Education. It was produced in the United Kingdom to promote male teachers. It’s about 15 minutes long and an interesting video.
Read MoreLanguage nests in Hawaii have high male involvement
The Aha Punanaleo Hawaiian language-nest early childhood programs are modeled after he Kohanga Reo Maori “language-nest” programs in New Zealand also have similar numbers of male staff in their early childhood programs and offer another exemplary model of male involvement in early childhood education (ECE). In the Hawaiian language-nest early childhood programs I frequent, there […]
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