Men on the Move: A Study of Barriers to Male Participation in Education and Training Initiatives.

Autor/in	Owens, Toni
Institution	Irish National Association of Adult Education, Dublin.
Titel	Men on the Move: A Study of Barriers to Male Participation in Education and Training Initiatives.
Quelle	(2000), (68 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-906826-11-X
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Adult Learning; Adult Programs; Case Studies; Change Strategies; Educational Environment; Educational Experience; Educational Philosophy; Enrollment Influences; Enrollment Trends; Focus Groups; Foreign Countries; Gender Issues; Government Role; Individual Needs; Learning Motivation; Males; Masculinity; Models; Participation; Postsecondary Education; Relevance (Education); Self Concept; Sex Role; Skill Development; Student Recruitment; Teacher Student Relationship; Training; Trend Analysis; Values; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lösungsstrategie; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Bildungserfahrung; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Ausland; Geschlechterfrage; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Männlichkeit; Analogiemodell; Teilnahme; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Relevance; Relevanz; Selbstkonzept; Geschlechterrolle; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Ausbildung; Trendanalyse; Wertbegriff; Irland
Abstract	The barriers to male participation in education and training initiatives in Ireland were examined in a qualitative study. The data collection methods were as follows: (1) semi-structured focus groups with a total of 41 men participating in training initiatives at five sites across Ireland; (2) in-depth interviews with 20 of the men; (3) a literature review; and (4) a review of government responses and interventions in the area of male education and training. The identified barriers to male participation in training fell into the following categories: (1) the construction of masculinity; (2) the school experience; (3) developing identity; and (4) changing gender roles. Although the five learning environments studied differed from the standpoints of their operation, purpose, function in the community, the following universal value system emerged across the five programs' methodologies: (1) providing individual responses to individual needs; (2) restoring self-belief and thereby inspiring agency in the learner; (3) building relationships between facilitators/tutors and learners on a foundation of mutual respect and trust; (4) providing a nonthreatening, noncompetitive, flexible, and comfortable environment; and (5) facilitating the acquisition of skills in a purposeful and meaningful way. The focus group format and interview guide are appended. (Contains 35 references.) (MN)
Anmerkungen	AONTAS, National Association of Adult Education, 22 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland (6 Euros). Tel: 353 1 475 4121; Fax: 353 1 478 0084; e-mail: mail@aontas.com; Web site: http://www.aontas.com/.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC