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NZ Police heads towards gender balance while the Ministry of Education holds on to sex-role stereotypes for early childhood educ
New Zealand Police attempts to recruit more women have been successful and rewarded. In 2012 just 24 per cent of new police recruits across the country were women, but last year that number jumped to nearly 36 per cent thanks to new programmes targeted specifically at females. For police to have the trust and confidence […]
Read MoreNew Zealand Expert calls for government to act on lack of men in early childhood education
An early childcare researcher is calling on the Government to do more to address a lack of men in pre-school teaching. Sarah Alexander, of research organisation ChildForum, met Ministry of Education staff last week to discuss the gender gap in early childhood education (ECE), which she says could be improved with political support. “We are […]
Read More2017 World Forum Foundation – Men in Early Childhood Education proposals due
Would you like to be a part of the 2017 World Forum? Apply to be a presenter! Each session will have three to four presenters, with representation from multiple parts of the world. You may apply as an individual or you may propose your own panel of four presenters from diverse regions of the world. […]
Read MoreMeet the male teachers changing the perception of nursery school education
“For far too long we’ve had an upside down education system – with all the emphasis on the importance of GCSE, A Level and university,” explains Jay Ramsey, 40, a nursery teacher at St Werburgh’s Park School in Bristol. “But research shows that the influence of a good quality nursery environment continues to be felt […]
Read MoreMen in Minority: Teaching Academy in China Struggles to Recruit Male Students
A teacher training college in the city of Bozhou, east China’s Anhui Province, recently released a report which shows that almost 90 percent of its students are female, suggesting that few men are choosing to enter the profession nowadays. There is a blackboard in front of the main building where students, or anyone who wants […]
Read MoreWanted: Male ECE teachers in New Zealand
Working as an early childhood teacher is not only a satisfying job but an important one too, says Phillip Ozzane. The teacher educator who specialises in early childhood education worked for 10 years in ECE down in Wellington before shifting to Tauranga to take up his role at the Bethlehem Teaching Institute. “I loved working […]
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