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Gender stereotyping results in male teacher shortages in Vietnam
Six-year-old Nguyen Khanh Linh is astonished to see a television cartoon of a male bear teaching a class. And it’s not because the teacher is a large furry animal. “Why is it a he-teacher? Teachers must be female,” she says. In Viet Nam, where female teachers vastly outnumber their male colleagues, the little girl has […]
Read MoreReport from Maylaysia
Breaking news, Annual General Meeting of Association of Childcare Centres in Selangor State, Malaysia was held at the Selangor State Building Hall on the 26th of April 2008. Members attending were majority women with only 10 interested men around. This year is an election year and suprisingly, out of 15 committee members, 3 men were elected […]
Read MoreThings happening all over the world – a report from Hawaii
Aloha Hawaii supporters of Men in ECE Hawaii! International Efforts It has been exactly one month since the Working Forum (WF) on Men in Early Care and Education (MECE) Honolulu (See below). It was a tremendous success, with more than just a handful of the delegates calling this a “WOW!” or “life-changing” event. • The […]
Read MoreFinland: Incentives for Male Teacher Trainees?
The Ministry of Education is considering whether to offer incentives to encourage male university applicants to study for qualification to become school teachers. A report in the daily Aamulehti claims that reforms to the laws governing tertiary studies are being considered. New legislation will be introduced in 2010. In practice, incentives will take the form […]
Read MoreAbolishing Irish rule ‘won’t close gender gap’ in teaching
A NEW report has found that the abolition of the honours Irish requirement will not entice more men to become primary school teachers. Politicians, such as former education minister Mary Hanafin, have suggested that dropping the honours Irish rule would help tackle the gender imbalance in national schools. In fact, the opposite would happen, according to […]
Read MoreTake A Shot At This – Men teaching in Scotland
A Football Coach Is Encouraging More Men To Follow His Example And Become Child And Youth Care Workers STEVIE MORRISON may have fallen just short of achieving Scottish Cup glory at Hampden last weekend. But the Queen of the South coach is still hoping to achieve another goal, and that’s persuading men to take a […]
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