Men in ECE around the World

08/07/2009

Experience teaches only the teachable.
Aldous Huxley

Male teachers are a rarity around the world. The World Forum Working Group on Men in Early Childhood Education met in Belfast for two days prior to the 2009 World Forum on Early Care and Education to further their work on supporting gender balance in early childhood. Over the past four years this working group has been exploring the following issues:

the value of gender balance in early childhood education
barriers to full participation of men
research on men in early childhood education
myths and stereotypes on men in early childhood education
strategies for increasing male involvement on a global basis

The Working Group is currently compiling a map-driven directory of all projects around the world working to increase male involvement and gender balance in early childhood education. If you are interested in being a part of this work or in being informed on their work, go to the web pages of the Working Group on Men in ECE.

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