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Dundee Scotland equalities champion: More men should work in nurseries
Councillor Lynne Short has called on council officers to ramp up efforts to recruit a greater number of men into the city’s nurseries.Official figures from the Scottish Social Services Council, which manages Scotland’s early years workforce, shows just 2% of it is male.
The rates vary from as much as 8% of creche staff being male to as little as 1% working in playgroups.
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1) What is it like to be a male teacher in early education?
2) Summit for male students of color discusses the difficulties they face in going to college — and finishing
3) Black Male Educators In St. Louis Have A Formula For Boosting Their Numbers
4) Why Men of Color Like Me Are Leaving the Classroom
1) What is it like to be a male teacher in early education?
2) Summit for male students of color discusses the difficulties they face in going to college — and finishing
3) Black Male Educators In St. Louis Have A Formula For Boosting Their Numbers
4) Why Men of Color Like Me Are Leaving the Classroom
Letter: More men needed in early childhood education in Canada
I am a second-year student in the early childhood education program at Lambton College and want to address the lack of men in the field.
I believe more men want to get in this field but feel the stigma is pushing them away. They should be welcomed and wanted in caregiving positions.
According to the College of Early Childhood Educators, 1.4 per cent of registered ECEs are male.
I believe more men want to get in this field but feel the stigma is pushing them away. They should be welcomed and wanted in caregiving positions.
According to the College of Early Childhood Educators, 1.4 per cent of registered ECEs are male.
Does the childcare field have gender discrimination?
Upon walking into a childcare facility, the majority of the teachers employed will be female. The ratio of men working in a childcare program compared to females is heavily skewed.Wright State University student Jacob Shaw has worked with children for most of his life.
He currently holds a position at a local childcare center as he pursues his bachelor of science in Elementary Education.
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The program and school are fantastic. The school is small; about 160 kids on average, preschool through grade 9. We're like a family. I set up the current preschool program replacing a very traditional academic "teacher driven" program. The program now uses much of the criteria by NAEYC combined with my own knowledge of the brain development and learning. I also work to meet the needs of the very diverse population. I am able to put into practice 99% of what I believe should be in a program. I've reached a point where I can do this without any hassle.
