Doing gender and professionalism : Exploring the intersectionalities of gender and professionalization in early childhood education
Journal
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
ISSN
1350-293X
ISSN-Digital
1752-1807
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2015-06-15
Author(s)
Research Team
Alexandria Link
Publikationen
Publikationen
Abstract
Men in early childhood education (ECE) are subjected to different discourses: while they are facing serious mistrust on the one hand, their otherness to the field is also interpreted as new and potentially innovative on the other hand. This article explores how male childcare workers create and take up different subject positions by drawing on these competing discourses in order to acquire a legitimate position as men in the female-dominated context of Swiss day-care centers. In constructing themselves as professionals they create a subject position that seems to move beyond the gender binary. Analysing the position of the professional in depth, the article first shows how this position is accomplished and then explores how gender unfolds between the lines by infusing professionalism with masculinity.
Language
English
Keywords
discourse analysis
professionalism
subject
positions
gender
masculinity
HSG Classification
not classified
HSG Profile Area
SHSS - Kulturen, Institutionen, Maerkte (KIM)
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Routledge, Taylor & Francis
Publisher place
Abingdon
Volume
23
Number
3
Start page
340
End page
350
Pages
11
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
243615
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