Conference Reports
The First Summit on Men in Early Childhood Teaching & Care
The First Summit on Men in Early Childhood Teaching & Care
Below is an outline of the Contents of the published proceedings of the 1st Men in Early Child Care and Teaching Summit in New Zealand.

Section A: Summit Proceedings
What We Want to See Happening to Encourage Male Recruitment, and to Involve and Keep More Men in EC Teaching and Care Work. Summary by Sarah Farquhar
Where-to-Now? Chaired by Russell Ballantyne
His'tory of Playcentre by Paul Callister
Latest Interpretations of Why Males in Teacher-Staffed Services Have Gone From Endangered to Almost Extinctby Sarah Farquhar
Gender and Tertiary Educationby Paul Callister
Avoiding the Minefield as a Male in Teacher Training and Employment: Tips and Strategies for Survival. Panel discussion including Adam Buckingham (Auckland) with Stuart Cottam (Nelson), Duncan Fisher (Christchurch) & Garth Armstrong (Wellington)
Section B: Comments and Letters
- The Early Childhood Council Views Men as Important by Sue Thorne
- Dialoguing by Alex Gunn
- Reflections on the Summit by Stu Cottam
- A Personal Response by Dr Beverley Clark
- A View from the Great White North (Canada) by Ron Blatz
- A Mouse in a Fishbowl by Dale Neill
- Changing the Culture in Centres by Christopher Jones
- Attracting Men into Early Childhood Work by Denise Heald
- Just Go For It! By Larry Walker
- The Power of the Media by Caterina Murphy
Section C: Articles
Critically Endangered: Male Pre-school Teachers by Harald Breiding-Buss
The Consequences for Children of an Absence of Men in Early Childhood by Peter Heaslip
Men in Early Childhood Teaching by Sarah-Eve Farquhar
Men in the Lives of Children: Recruiting Male Teachers by B. Cunningham & L. Watson
Men at Work: Sexism in Early Childhood Education by Sarah Farquhar, Lance Cablk, Adam Buckingham, David Butler and Russell Ballantyne
A Case for Allowing and Enabling Men to Work with Young Children by Sarah Farquhar
Of Puppy Dog Tails, Sugar and Spice: Gender Inequality and Discrimination in Early Childhood Education by Sarah Farquhar
Fathers' Involvement in Early Years Settings: Findings from Research by Tim Kahn
Including Men in Early Childhood Education: Insights from the European Experience by Jan Peeters
The Men as Role Models Argument: A Case for Researching Children's Views by Richard Harty
Section D: Summary of Various Newspaper Articles
- Abuse Allegations - Editorial
- Sex Abuse Fears Keep Men Out by James Gardiner
- Men Scared off Teaching by Sex Claims – Report by Alison Tocker
- The Pressures that Drove Carl from a 13-year Career by Mark Stevens
- Society Suffering as Males Run Scared of Abuse Accusations - Editorial
- Men Shy Away from Teaching by Lisa Webber
- Growing Gender Gap in Primary School Teaching
- Restoring Image of Male Teachers
- Male Teachers Need Encouragement
- Sex Slurs Forcing Men out of Teaching by Mark Henderson
- Call to End Anti-Male Bias
- Men Needed for Childcare by Arwen Hann
- Endangered Species by Arwen Hann
- Males Victims of Childcare Sexism by Lane Nichols
- Men Avoided 'Hysteria' by Claire Trevett
- 'Get over it' - Editorial
- Teachers Recoil from Risky Touching by Michele Hewitson
- Panic Inspired Big Brother by Rebecca Rowe
- Teachers Should Touch Children – Lecturer. By Jon Morgan
- Draft Teachers' Code Touchy about Hugs by Tara Ross
- Teachers can Touch Children Says Union by Claire Trevett
- Teachers Want Help in Classroom War Zones by Lane Nichols
- Giving Men a Place at Preschool by Patrick Crewdson
- More Than a Job by Ruth Hill
- Why Preschools Need Men by Ruth Hill
- Men Scared of Abuse Label by Arwen Hann
- Support Plan by Arwen Hann
- Anti-male Prejudice Plagues Childcare by Jenifer Johnston
- Babysitters' Club Changes Gender
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