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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 […]
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