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A Gendered Contribution to Play? Perceptions of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Practitioners in England on How Their Gender Influences Their Approaches to Play
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Josephidou, Jo – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2020
There is a persistent suggestion that the lack of men who choose to work with young children (0-5 years) is detrimental to children's learning and development. This study analysed whether practitioners believed that men who work with young children adopt specific approaches within a play pedagogy. Practitioner beliefs about how their gender…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Young Children, Child Development, Gender Bias
"Build Me a Male Role Model!" A Critical Exploration of the Perceived Qualities/Characteristics of Men in the Early Years (0-8) in England
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Brownhill, Simon – Gender and Education, 2014
Young boys' "underachievement" and their disaffection with learning continue to dominate education agendas [Francis, B. 2006. "Stop That Sex Drive." "Times Educational Supplement" 30; Peeters, J. 2007. "Including Men in Early Childhood Education: Insights from the European Experience." "NZ Research in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, Underachievement, Achievement Gap
Heavy-Metal Humpty Dumpty: Dissonant Masculinities within the Context of the Nursery
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Warin, Jo – Gender and Education, 2006
To operationalize a feminist poststructuralist approach necessitates research of a close-up nature in order to track shifting subject positions through a range of social contexts and to explore the interpersonal and intrapersonal power relations that operate within them. Adopting this theoretical perspective, together with Connell's concept of…
Descriptors: Fathers, Feminism, Masculinity, Caregivers