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oapen-20.500.12657-241872024-03-22T19:23:18Z Men and the Classroom Drudy, Sheelagh Martin, Maeve O'Flynn, John Woods, Mairide primary teaching school leavers female student teachers teacher male gender thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education The teaching of young children has long been dominated by women. This global phenomenon is firmly rooted in issues related to economic development, urbanization, the position of women in society, cultural definitions of masculinity and the values of children and childcare. Yet, amongst the media scare stories and moral panics about underachieving boys, there are surprisingly few empirically-supported answers to vital questions such as: Is the feminisation of teaching really a problem? How is the relationship of gender and teaching considered within a framework of feminist theory? What are the perceptions of students of teaching, in comparison to other professions? Why are so few men attracted to teaching? Can more men be attracted into the classroom? The authors of this groundbreaking book have undertaken the largest, most in-depth study ever carried out on this topic, in order to assess both teachers and students' views across primary education. 2019-11-21 14:46:12 2020-04-01T09:48:24Z 2020-04-01T09:48:24Z 2005 book 1005944 OCN: 1135845297 9780415335683;9780415335690;9781134308538;9781134308521;9781134308484 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24187 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 1005944.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781134308538 Taylor & Francis 10.4324/9780203420300 10.4324/9780203420300 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9780415335683;9780415335690;9781134308538;9781134308521;9781134308484 open access
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The teaching of young children has long been dominated by women. This global phenomenon is firmly rooted in issues related to economic development, urbanization, the position of women in society, cultural definitions of masculinity and the values of children and childcare. Yet, amongst the media scare stories and moral panics about underachieving boys, there are surprisingly few empirically-supported answers to vital questions such as: Is the feminisation of teaching really a problem? How is the relationship of gender and teaching considered within a framework of feminist theory? What are the perceptions of students of teaching, in comparison to other professions? Why are so few men attracted to teaching? Can more men be attracted into the classroom? The authors of this groundbreaking book have undertaken the largest, most in-depth study ever carried out on this topic, in order to assess both teachers and students' views across primary education.
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