Men teaching pre-school children: Non-traditional career choice among pre-service male teachers
Background: Teaching early childhood children was often considered as a female job as it involved nurturing. The emergence of 11.8% male teachers teaching pre-school children in Malaysia and arising number of male students studying early-childhood education required a specific study on the issue....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IWNEST Publication
2015
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/65718/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65718/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65718/1/1-7.pdf |
| Summary: | Background: Teaching early childhood children was often considered as a female job
as it involved nurturing. The emergence of 11.8% male teachers teaching pre-school
children in Malaysia and arising number of male students studying early-childhood
education required a specific study on the issue. The participants in this study were preservice
male teachers, studying a degree program at the International Islamic College
(IIC) and had undergone their practical teaching at pre-schools. The method of this
study was a qualitative study, which involved case studies and in-depth interviews. Two
participants were selected by using purposeful sampling. The data analysis applied
traditional methods which include coding and recoding, and the data gained were
categorized and arranged according to the generated themes. Objective: The objective
of the study is to investigate what makes the male students choose this non-traditional
career, their beliefs about this career and advantages and disadvantages that they
experienced on being pre-service male teachers. Results: The results of this study
included factors that influence pre-service male teachers in becoming pre-school
teachers, their perceptions about male teachers teaching pre-school children as well as
advantages and disadvantages that they had experienced. Conclusion: In conclusion,
this study highlighted the factors that influence two pre-service male early childhood
teachers to study this field as well as their beliefs about the female-dominated industry.
In addition to that, it also discussed the challenges faced throughout their journey in
becoming pre-school teachers. |
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