Breaking Secular Prejudices:Study on the Professional Development of Male Preschool P.E.Teachers from the Perspective of Professional Gender Segregation
Breaking Secular Prejudices:Study on the Professional Development of Male Preschool P.E.Teachers from the Perspective of Professional Gender Segregation
There is a serious occupational gender segregation in the preschool education.With more and more male physical educa-tion teachers joining the profession of preschool education,occupational gender segregation is being broken.However,male teachers of preschool physical education have encountered many problems in their work and career development.This paper adopted qualitative re-search based on interview to survey 12 male physical education teachers from kindergartens in Sichuan,Fujian,Hubei,Beijing,and Shandong in China.The findings indicate that male physical education teachers'entry into kindergartens is a need from the early child-hood education in the new era.They are pioneers in breaking occupational gender segregation in preschool education sector.Strengthe-ning and optimizing the working environment for male teachers of preschool physical education is the key to enhancing their work stabili-ty and promoting the development of preschool physical education in China.
关键词
职业性别隔离/幼儿园/男性幼儿体育教师/职业发展
Key words
occupational gender segregation/kindergartens/male physical education teachers/career development