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“Going going.....” Why are Males Underrepresented in Pre-Service Primary Education Courses at University?

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dc.creator Trevor LOVETT
dc.date 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-08-12T11:19:32Z
dc.date.available 2015-08-12T11:19:32Z
dc.identifier 1307-9298
dc.identifier 1307-9298
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/978dff44f8ec4fd4bb23e716d9d011cc
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/27677
dc.description This sociological qualitative study identifies reasons why female pre-service teachers believe males are underrepresented in primary education courses at Australian universities. The findings of the study suggest that the nineteenth century naturalistic discourse of nurturance continues to sustain the notion that primary school teaching is a female profession. The study argues that this socially-conservative gender discourse remains essentially unchallenged and maintains a significant negative influence on males’ willingness to take up a career in primary teaching.
dc.language English
dc.relation http://www.iejee.com/6_2_2014/IEJEE_6_2_lovett.pdf
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1307-9298
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1307-9298
dc.source International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 347-356 (2014)
dc.subject Gender
dc.subject Nurturance
dc.subject Primary Teachers
dc.subject Caring
dc.subject Social Constructionism
dc.subject Masculinities
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title “Going going.....” Why are Males Underrepresented in Pre-Service Primary Education Courses at University?
dc.type article


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