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Factors Preventing Male Teachers From Seeking Employment At The Elementary Level, Robert L. Hyman
Factors Preventing Male Teachers From Seeking Employment At The Elementary Level, Robert L. Hyman
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of male middle school educators regarding the prospects of teaching at the elementary level. A semi-structured interview approach was employed in an effort to assess the factors that lead 12 male educators into middle level teaching positions. Subjects were recruited from diverse public school districts in northern New Jersey and each held elementary and middle school certification.
The interview instrument for this study was based on both existing literature surrounding the absence of males in the elementary teaching ranks as well as Brown’s (2002) value-based theory of occupational choice …