
Gender and Teaching
Where Have All the Men Gone?
Liverpool University Press
Published on 23. November 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
103 pages
978-1-903765-57-9 (ISBN)
Description
In recent times, teaching has become an increasingly feminised profession and this book explores where the men have gone. The authors provide an in-depth analysis of the reasons why men are less likely to choose to become teachers through reviewing the gender balance of teachers in primary and secondary teaching in Scotland. They ask what are the barriers, both perceived and experienced; why should men be involved in teaching; why is male absence a problem? The attitudes of a range of people to teaching as a career are explored. These include male and female undergraduates, university careers officers, those involved in delivering and reviewing initial teacher education and teachers at various stages of their careers in primary and secondary schools. The authors explore how the gender balance in teaching can be changed and make recommendations that are likely to encourage more men to remain within or join the teaching profession.
Reviews / Votes
'Three central themes of the book are outlined: gender,identity and employment; the effect on education of the new managerialism; the decline of men in teaching and the 'problem of boys'. These themes have application well beyond the Scottish scene and it is the authors'discussion of them, while drawing on the local data in the previous three chapters which makes this work interesting.' Gender and EducationMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
172 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-903765-57-9 (9781903765579)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Lyn Tett is Professor of Community Education and Lifelong Learning in the University of Edinburgh. Sheila Riddell is Director of the Centre for Research in Education Inclusion and Diversity at the University of Edinburgh.
Content
Series Editors' Introduction. Acknowledgements. 1. Setting the scene (Sheila Riddell, University of Edinburgh; Lyn Tett, University of Edinburgh; and Mandy Winterton, University of Edinburgh); 2. Gender balance in the teaching workforce: official statistics (Joanna Ferrie, University of Glasgow and Sheila Ridell); 3. Undergraduates' views of teaching as a carer (Joanna Ferrie, Sheila Riddell and Anne Stafford, University of Edinburgh); Promoting teaching as a career: the views of university careers officers and key informants ( Anne Stafford and Lyn Tett); 5. Addressing the gender balance in teaching: practising teachers' views (Alan Ducklin,University of Edinburgh, Sheila Riddell, Anne Stafford, Lyn Tett and Mandy Winterton); 6. Conclusion (Lyn Tett and Sheila Riddell). References. Index,