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Record Nr.

UNINA9910533698903321

Autore

Drudy Sheelagh

Titolo

Men and the classroom : gender imbalances in teaching / / Sheelagh Drudy ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

9786610267774

9780203420300

0203420306

9781134308538

1134308531

9781280267772

1280267771

9781134308521

1134308523

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Classificazione

81.31

Altri autori (Persone)

DrudySheelagh

Disciplina

371.11/0081

Soggetti

Sex differences in education

Male elementary school teachers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-181) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: Men, the Classroom and Feminisation; 2. Gender and Teaching; 3. Perceptions of Teaching as a Career; 4. Social Background and Choice of Teaching; 5. Careers: Advice, Choice and Orientations to Work; 6. Why So Few Men?; 7. The Views of Experienced Professionals; 8. Conclusion: Can More Men be Attracted to the Classroom?; Appendix 1 Tables; Appendix 2 A Methodological Note; Bibliography; Notes; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

The teaching of young children has long been dominated by women. The authors of this groundbreaking book have undertaken the largest, most in-depth study ever carried out on this topic, in order to assess both teachers and students' views across