Men in the Lives of Young Children : An International Perspective (Paperback)

1. Introduction: Men in caring, parenting and teaching: exploring men’s roles with young children  Roy Evans and Deborah Jones  2. Supporting men as fathers, caregivers, and educators Alice Sterling Honig  3. Constructing identities: perceptions and experiences of male primary headteachers  Deborah Jones  4. Gender and professionalism: a critical analysis of overt and covert curricula  Michel Vandenbroeck and Jan Peeters  5. Entrances and exits: changing perceptions of primary teaching as a career for men  Mary Thornton and Patricia Bricheno  6. New Zealand men’s participation in early years work  Sarah-Eve Farquhar  7. Father involvement in early childhood programs: review of the literature  Glen Palm and Jay Fagan  8. ‘Something in it for dads’: getting fathers involved with Sure Start  Carol Potter and John Carpenter  9. Why fathers are not attracted to family learning groups?  Flora Macleod  10. Predicting preschoolers’ attachment security from fathers’ involvement, internal working models, and use of social support  Lisa A. Newland, Diana D. Coyl and Harry Freeman  11. Father beliefs as a mediator between contextual barriers and father involvement  Harry Freeman, Lisa A. Newland and Diana D. Coyl  12. Fathers: the ‘invisible’ parents  Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek  13. Fathers’ and young children’s literacy experiences  Olivia N. Saracho  14. Men and motors? Fathers’ involvement in children’s travel  John Barker