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Moosa, Shaaista; Bhana, Deevia – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2022
Gendered norms construct teaching young children in Early Childhood Education (ECE) as a 'feminine profession' and as 'women's work'. Subsequently, men who teach young children are often scrutinised. One troubling factor confronting men entering the profession is the construction of men as potential paedophiles. Scholars in the Global North have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Males, Gender Issues
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Bhana, Deevia; Moosa, Shaaista – Gender and Education, 2016
Drawing on a qualitative interview-based study, this article foregrounds the perspectives of a group of male pre-service teachers at a South African university for choosing "not" to specialise in the teaching of young children. Male pre-service teachers in this study associate with teaching older learners in the senior phases,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Males, Masculinity