Challenges of Men in Early Childhood Education -- Case Study of an American Male Early Childhood Teacher

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10.2991/iceemr-18.2018.59How to use a DOI?

Keywords

early childhood education, gender, masculinity, challenge

Abstract

Early childhood education is recognized as a gender-atypical occupation for men, so men who choose to teach at this level are often under public suspicion and scrutiny. This paper focuses on the experiences of an American male early childhood teacher for an in-depth understanding of the nature of his experiences. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the participant to elicit his perspectives. Moreover, data of observation and document review were also provided to guarantee the credibility of the findings. It was found that the participant was confronted with many challenges in his interaction with female colleagues, parents and students. Further, these challenges were deeply rooted in traditional gender norms of the culture.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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