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Some early childhood programs have adopted no-touch policies, and others allow only a very minimal level of physical contact between teachers and children. Yet touch is as necessary as food or water for young children to thrive and grow physically, cognitively, socially, and emotionally. Experiences of touch in all its forms whether nurturing touch from adults, tactile explorations of the environment, or physical interactions with peers are essential to high-quality early care and education.

First book writtten about men in child care by men in the profession. Read stories about men from different occupations becoming teachers. Information about preventing accusations of abuse and solutions about recruiting and retaining more men in early education.

The authors of this groundbreaking book have undertaken the largest, most in-depth study ever carried out on this topic, to assess both teachers and students' views across primary education. Radical and social change are inevitably called upon in order to increase the proportion of men entering the primary teaching profession, but many short-term and more achievable strategies are also suggested here that could be implemented by policy makers and senior managers quickly and effectively.

One key way to support the few men who currently work with children and families is to have the men meet as a group. Throughout history, organizations have used retreats as a way to organize and strategize about their common vision.

What do men in American society experience as they attempt to lead gender atypical lives? Sargent addresses this question and others in this outstanding book about male elementary teachers. Sargent interviewed 35 men, ages ranging from early twenties to late fifties, who made up three percent of the teachers in selected K-3 public school districts. A lengthy bibliography and index encourage further research.