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Teaching a University Course about Men In Early Education
[Paul Proett has taught a university course for over ten years.] We are in are 10th year of doing the 1 unit, Community College ECE class. Now are expanding to two colleges. We continue to “morph” the class. Many of the issues to the “newer” generation entering the field are different, but the reality of […]
Read MoreMale Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Gendering of Teaching
In this article, we examine how prevailing and alternative conceptions of masculinity framed the ways in which 40 White, male, elementary preservice teachers constructed the meaning of teaching. The imperatives associated with maleness were recognizable through four metaphors frequently used to define teaching and themselves as teachers; to teach is as follows: (a) to be […]
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 MorePrimary school boys want more male teachers
Primary school boys are calling for more men to teach them, as new research reveals that many have never been taught by a male teacher. The study, published today by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA), finds that three-quarters (76 per cent) of boys aged eight to 11 are in favour of schools […]
Read MoreEditorial: It’s Official
As of today, I am the only male teacher left in my pre-6 elementary school. The only male teacher in a building with 600 kids. It’s me, myself, and I. At least the line for the men’s room will be short. Oh wait, they turned that into a unisex bathroom three years ago. Never mind. […]
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