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Does Gender Make a Difference? First results from the German ‘tandem study’ of female and male ECE workers
Paper presented on the international conference “Men in early childhood education and care”, Berlin 2012 [MenTeach: At the international conference Men in early childhood education and care” in Berlin 2012 I had the opportunity to talk with both Dr. Holger Brandes and Markus Andrä about their research. Dr. Brandes presentation (in German with English interpreters) […]
Read MoreFathers who teach – Study Opportunity
Study Opportunity: Justin Hendricks, a graduate student at the University of Florida, is looking to recruit fathers who teach in order to understand how men’s teaching experience benefits their children. Participation involves a 2 hour video or voice call and participants will receive $25 for their participation. Contact Justin by email at justinhendricks@ufl.edu or by […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – September 2012
MenTeach E-News September 2012 1) Father-to-be wants to teach 2) International Conference about men in early education in Berlin, Germany 3) Teacher’s Day: 45% of teachers in Indian schools are women 4) Male educators in Grand Forks elementary classrooms 5) More men applying: Meet Donnie Dupree 6) Men in Early Education Fall Gathering in Massachusetts […]
Read MoreMale Teachers Needed to Bring Diversity and Add to the Quality of ECE
More men in the early childhood education sector would not only bring a range of benefits for children, but could also lift the quality of early childhood education, improve staff dynamics and encourage fathers to become more involved with their child’s education, a new survey shows. A more diverse workforce, with men represented as well […]
Read MoreNew report looks at best practices for enhancing the teaching & learning of minority boys in single-sex classrooms
Nipissing University, Schulich School of Education, tenured, full professor Dr. Douglas Gosse has released a groundbreaking new study that uncovers optimal teaching and learning approaches and strategies for minority boys, via the implementation of single-sex classrooms. Canadian boys, as in the USA and abroad, have greater literacy problems than girls. Boys also voice more disengagement […]
Read MoreRush of emotions for new male Emirati teacher in Abu Dhabi school
As children excitedly dragging their trolley bags towards their new classrooms at the Al Aasimah School today there was an adult experiencing a similar rush of emotions. In his crisp white kandura, Ahmed Al Maamari stood out from the group of 62 teachers who welcomed pupils at the government school in the Al Shamkha area […]
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