Description |
1 online resource |
Contents |
More men : Swedish arguments over four decades about 'missing men' in ece and care / Inga Wernersson -- Male role models in education (0-8) : an English perspective / Simon Brownhill -- Children's interpretive reproduction of gender conscious didactic agendas in a Swedish pre-school / Annica L¿fdahl and Maria Hjalmarsson -- The ballad of the big manly guy : male and female teachers construct the gendered careworker in US early education contexts / Christine Mallozzi and Sally Campbell Galman -- Big and muscular boys : teaching of normality in pre-school through food and eating / Anette Hellmann -- Gender in pre-school and child-centred ideologies / Vina Adriany -- Teachers' beliefs, norms and values of gender equality in pre-schools / Ingrid Granbom -- Pioneers, professionals, playmates, protectors, "poofs" and "paedos" : Swedish male pre-school teachers' construction of their identities / Jo Warin -- Being professional : norms relating to male pre-school teachers in Japanese kindergartens and nurseries / Anette Hellman, Chie Nakazawa and Kiyomi Kuramochi -- Gendered ideals and sports coaching : reflections on the male as "the centre" of sports in relation to child sports / Karin Grahn |
Summary |
This stimulating book sets out to critically explore the notion of men, masculinities and teaching in early childhood education. It addresses the global pattern of gender, teaching and care where men are in the minority, and explores the notion that the greater involvement of men within teaching and associated professions has the potential to transform gender relations for future generations. International contributors raise critical questions about the construction of masculinities, the continuing reluctance of men to engage in this type of work, and the influence of political and public deba |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
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Male teachers -- Cross-cultural studies
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Men in education -- Cross-cultural studies
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Sex differences in education -- Cross-cultural studies
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Early childhood education -- Cross-cultural studies
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EDUCATION -- Essays.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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EDUCATION -- Reference.
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Early childhood education
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Male teachers
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Men in education
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Sex differences in education
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Cross-cultural studies
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Brownhill, Simon, editor
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Warin, Jo, editor
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Wernersson, Inga, 1948- editor.
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ISBN |
9781317631668 |
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1317631668 |
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9781317631651 |
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131763165X |
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