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Men, Masculinities and Teaching in Early Childhood Education: International perspectives on gender and care book cover

1st Edition

Men, Masculinities and Teaching in Early Childhood Education International perspectives on gender and care

Edited By Simon Brownhill, Jo Warin, Inga Wernersson Copyright 2016
162 Pages
by Routledge

162 Pages
by Routledge

155 Pages
by Routledge
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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.... Read more

           Introduction

          Jo Warin and Inga Wernersson

SECTION ONE: POLICY, LEGISLATION AND PERSPECTIVES

  1. More men? Swedish arguments over four decades about 'missing men' in ECE and care

    2. Inga Wernersson

  2. Male role models in education (0-8) – a English perspective

    3. Simon Brownhill

  3. Children’s interpretive reproduction of gender conscious didactic agendas in a Swedish pre-school

    4. Annica Löfdahl and Maria Hjalmarsson

  4. The Ballad of the Big Manly Guy: Male and female teachers construct the gendered careworker in US early education contexts

    5. Christine Mallozzi and Sally Campbell Galman

    SECTION TWO: YOUNG CHILDREN: GENDER, LEARNING AND CARE

  5. Big and muscular boys: Teaching of normality in pre-school through food and eating

    6. Anette Hellmann

  6. Gender in pre-school and child-centred ideologies

    7. Vina Adriany

  7. Teachers´ beliefs, norms and values of gender equality in pre-schools

    8. Ingrid Granbom

    SECTION THREE: GENDERED PROFESSIONAL IDENTITIES AND PRACTICE

  8. Pioneers, Professionals, Playmates, Protectors, ‘Poofs’ and ‘Paedos’: Swedish male pre-school teachers’ construction of their identities

    9. Jo Warin

  9. Being Professional: Norms relating to male pre-school teachers in Japanese kindergartens and nurseries

    10. Anette Hellman, Chie Nakazawa and Kiyomi Kuramochi

  10. Gendered ideals and sports coaching: reflections on the male as ‘the centre’ of sports in relation to child sports

         Karin Grahn

         Conclusions         

        Inga Wernersson and Jo Warin with Simon Brownhill

        Index

Biography

Simon Brownhill is a Senior Teaching Associate at the University of Cambridge, UK.

Jo Warin is a Senior Lecturer at Lancaster University, UK.

Inga Wernersson is Professor of Educational Research at University West, Sweden.

"At last a book that examines the role of men in early years and identifies possible reasons for the gender imbalance. This book is a fantastic read and will be a must have for any setting, parent, practitioner who wants to encourage more men to work in the sector." - Guy Crawford, City College, Southampton
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