"I am a man, but i am a pre-school education teacher": Self- and social-perception of male pre-school teachers

ERDEN Ş., ÖZGÜN Ö., Ciftci M. A.

3rd World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES), İstanbul, Türkiye, 3 - 07 Şubat 2011, cilt.15, ss.3199-3204 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 15
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.04.271
  • Basıldığı Şehir: İstanbul
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3199-3204
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Male Teachers, Pre-school Education, Self and Social Perception of Teachers, ISSUES
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

While women have traditionally assumed more responsibility in childcare, men preferred technical jobs. Thus, not many men work in childcare settings. This study explores Turkish male pre-school teachers', their friends' and families' perspectives about men working in pre-schools. To this end, we conducted in depth interviews with eight male pre-school teachers in Adana, Turkey. Results revealed that although participants wanted to work in the field of education, they had not preferred to work in pre-school settings. In addition male teachers were found to be strange by their families and friends. (c) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.