Why having both male and female teachers is a good idea for schools

Deevia Bhana; Kevin F. McGrath; Penny Van Bergen; Shaaista Moosa

Why having both male and female teachers is a good idea for schools

Deevia Bhana, Kevin F. McGrath, Penny Van Bergen, Shaaista Moosa

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In South Africa, one in five teachers in the foundation phase – roughly from ages 6 to 9 – is male. This is consistent with a global trend that see men being more likely to teach adolescents than young children.

A lack of male teachers for young children has become the focus of a growing body of research internationally. Typically, this research has examined the experiences of male educators and explanations for their absence.

This work has appeared amid a global gender equity movement and adjacent to calls for greater female representation in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and in senior managerial positions.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation Media Group
Publication status	Published - 2 Oct 2019

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