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Why do Emirati males become teachers and how do cultural factors influence this decision?
Dickson, Martina Le Roux, Johann
Dickson, Martina
Le Roux, Johann
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Teaching, particularly in primary schools, is globally a female-dominated profession. The reasons for this have been explored in many Western countries. Men in the United Arab Emirates face an additional dimension to the problem; that of the cultural expectation to be the provider and protector of the family. We interview six male final year students of a Bachelor of Education program who are soon to represent around ten percent of the total number of Emirati male teachers in Emirate. We examine their choice to become a teacher and how they dealt with cultural biases to do so. We report their suggestions for encouraging more Emirati men into the profession.
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teacher training; teacher education; gender; UAE
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2012
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Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives
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9
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2
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1-16
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School of Education
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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