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MA(R)KING A DIFFERENCE:

MA(R)KING A DIFFERENCE:. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MALE TEACHERS AT WORK IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS Lyn Fernandez. Over-Crowded Curriculum. Maths. Science/Space. Music. 15 – 6 =. Who is Jerrie Cobb?. 23 – 4 =. Health. English. P.E. SOSE. How can we be critical thinkers?. Indigenous Landmarks. Art.

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MA(R)KING A DIFFERENCE:

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  1. MA(R)KING A DIFFERENCE: SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MALE TEACHERS AT WORK IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS Lyn Fernandez

  2. Over-Crowded Curriculum Maths Science/Space Music 15 – 6 = Who is Jerrie Cobb? 23 – 4 = Health English P.E SOSE How can we be critical thinkers? Indigenous Landmarks Art Drama Media Why aren't you drawing boundaries? Oops, sorry… been busy teaching Cartoon Characters: Courtesy http://totallyjamie.com/page/11/

  3. Two SA Male Teachers at Work in Primary Schools Research Focus: • How these teachers conceptualise their work and experiences in the primary school Thesis Chapters: • Career Paths and Choices • Public Perceptions of Teachers • Teachers’ Daily Lives • Making a Difference

  4. AUSTRALIAN TEACHER WORKFORCE End of 19th Century women teachers ≈70% men dominate leadership roles In 2009 women teachers = 69% women primary teachers = 80% men dominate leadership roles

  5. THEORIES OF GENDER IDENTITY BIOLOGICAL ESSENTIALISM • Gender identity biologically determined, ie, according to person’s respective sex • Male and female polarised creating male/female binaries: UNSATISFACTORY THEORY DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR INTRA-GENDER DIFFERENCES

  6. EDUCATION SYSTEM MASCULINISED: • MANAGEMENT • CURRICULUM • PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES

  7. DATA • Semi-structured interviews with Dan and Joe • ‘Men in Primary’ video, Teachers TV (UK) • Video-elicitation interviews with Dan and Joe 3 texts analysed:

  8. THEORIES OF GENDER IDENTITY SEX ROLE SOCIALISATION (1970s – 1980s) Girls and boys PASSIVELY receive social messages about appropriate gender roles through process of socialisation, ie, through the role modelling of these behaviours UNSATISFACTORY THEORY DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR INTRA-GENDER DIFFERENCES

  9. BINARYOPPOSITIONS

  10. From 1980s SEX-ROLE SOCIALISATION THEORY SUPERSEEDED BY GENDER AS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION Individuals seen as ACTIVE agents constructing multiple identities through their multiple subjectivities based on the social context they are exposed to at a given time (Grbich, 2007)

  11. IF TEACHER RECRUITMENT BASED ON: GENDER ROLEMODELLING MARKING A DIFFERENCE PERPETUATES GENDER INEQUALITY

  12. IF TEACHER RECRUITMENT BASED ON: KNOWLEDGE BASES SKILLS ABILITY TO TEACH WITHIN A SOCIAL JUSTICE FRAMEWORK MAKING A DIFFERENCE CREATES GENDER EQUALITY

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