scholarly journals Thorns amongst Roses? Lived Experience of Philippine Male College Students Aspiring to Become Professional Elementary Teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 144-153
Author(s):  
Michael B Cahapay

There is a noticeable under-representation of the male gender particularly in the field of elementary teacher education. The main aim of this paper is to understand the lived experience of male college students aspiring to become professional elementary teachers. As phenomenological research, it involved six purposively selected male students enrolled in a predominantly female elementary teacher education program in a Philippine university. The data were gathered through online interviews and analyzed based on a phenomenological analysis framework. The following themes emerged: 1.) We hear discouraging stereotypes about teaching; 2.) We are passionate about educating the young ones; 3.) We feel that awkward moment in a room of females; and 4.) We have an inclusive learning environment. These themes are based on the individual textural and structural descriptions and form the basis for the composite textural and structural descriptions of the phenomenon of interest. This paper confirms the experiences encountered by males in the formal teaching career stage as relative to experiences received by males in the early stage of the teacher preparation. It also identifies factors that encourage males to enter elementary teacher education as a field of study, providing practical insights for designing a more inclusive program.

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yomee Lee

AbstractDespite their long history in the United States, relatively little scholarly attention has been paid to Asian Americans and their lived experience in sports. The purpose of this study was to give voices to Asian American men by focusing on their experiences in sports. In particular, this study examined the experiences of East Asian and Southeast Asian American male college students who were often perceived as “foreign” and “pejoratively feminine” racialized minority yet participated in sports that were associated with dominant masculinity in the U.S. The setting of the study was as a predominately White institution located in Upstate New York where Asian Americans make up about one percent of the total student population. Qualitative research method was employed for the study. Six Asian American male students were recruited through snowball and purposeful sampling methods. In-depth interviews were conducted to reveal the rich stories of these Asian American men. The research showed that the stories of Asian American male college students were much nuanced and complicated. Specifically, this study revealed that Asian American men were constantly otherized as “forever foreigners” who did not have a legitimate citizenship in the United States. Also, Asian Americans faced unique ideas about their manhood that either highlighted emasculated and feminized masculinity or hyper-masculinity. In dealing with these situations, Asian American men employed unique cultural strategies to challenge and resist racial stereotypes through sports.


1986 ◽  
Vol 8 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 16-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Selig

Though some anthropologists may argue otherwise, many would probably agree that anthropology belongs in our nation's schools, integrated into both school curriculum and teacher education. Because anthropology provides a broad cross-cultural perspective and a framework within which to study many other subjects, some would even argue that it should be the basic building block for elementary teacher education and a required subject for secondary school science and social studies teachers. Furthermore, as anthropologist Larry Breitborde (this issue) discovered while working with elementary teachers at Beloit College, "there is already a significant amount of anthropology in the curriculum, but at a covert level" By teaching anthropology to teachers, a perspective and a framework are offered within which teachers can better understand many seemingly diverse fragments of their curriculum, enabling them to approach their subjects in a more coherent and less ethnocentric fashion.


2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Price Wolf ◽  
Michael Prior ◽  
Brittany Machado ◽  
Kristen Torp ◽  
Annie Tsai

Author(s):  
Yullys Helsa ◽  
Ary Kiswanto Kenedi

This research is motivated by the crucial development of the information technology era in changing learning paradigm from conventional to technology-based learning. The purpose of this study is to develop Edmodo-based blended learning media in learning mathematics for Elementary Teacher Education students. This research is a research and development (R&D) that uses the ADDIE procedures. This study results a valid, effective and practical Edmodo-based blended learning media in learning mathematics for Elementary Teacher Education students. It is implied that Edmodo-based blended learning media can be applied by the lecturers to support learning for Elementary Teacher Education students.


1974 ◽  
Vol 34 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1031-1037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger L. Terry ◽  
Sarah L. Ertel

Liking scores for hostile, sexual, and nontendentious cartoons were correlated with personality factor scores of 20 female and 19 male college students. Sexual cartoons were liked more by males, especially by those tending to be tough or group-dependent, than by females, especially by those with higher general intelligence. Nonsense cartoons were liked more by females, especially by those with lower general intelligence.


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