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Van Laere, Katrien; Vandenbroeck, Michel; Roets, Griet; Peeters, Jan – Gender and Education, 2014
Despite the political and academic debate on the demands for more male workers in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC), no European country has reached the benchmark set for 2006 to have 20% male early childhood workers. This has predominantly been countered by challenging the idea that care for the youngest implies an activity "that…
Descriptors: Males, Gender Differences, Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education
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Vandenbroeck, Michel; Peeters, Jan – Early Child Development and Care, 2008
Since many decades, scholars in the field of early childhood education deplore the gender segregation in the caring professions. Research and experiments so far show that it may take decades of multiple actions to overcome the gender divide in the caring workforce. However, research that includes the voices of men in child care is rather recent,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Males, Child Care, Disproportionate Representation