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ED388399
PS023671
Author(s): Levine, James A.; And Others
Pages: 97
Publication Date: August 1993
ISBN: 0-590-49605-0
Available from: Document Not Available from EDRS.
Availability: Families and Work Institute, 330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001 ($13, plus $3.50 shipping and handling. Discount on orders of 5 or more copies).
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Guides--Non-classroom (055)
Geographic Source: U.S.; New York
Journal Announcement: RIEMAR1996
Target Audience: Practitioners
Designed as
a guide for early childhood professionals, this book outlines specific
success strategies for getting men--fathers or any significant male
in a child's life--involved in early childhood education and child
care, moving away from the traditional view of these fields as women's
domains. The first section of the guide focuses on "Rethinking
Involvement," followed by a section on "Strategies."
Finally, a "Model Programs" section describes 14 different
programs in which male involvement is being successfully sought
and integrated. The chapters are as follows: (1) "Benefits";
(2) "Assessing Male Involvement"; (3) "Creating a
Father-Friendly Environment," including finding out what men
want and recognizing their hidden fears; (4) "Recruiting Men
to Your Program"; (5) "Operating a Fathers' Program,"
detailing icebreakers, activities for men and kids, family and special
recognition events, and skills development; (6) "Sustaining
Male Involvement"; (7) "Job Training and Parent Education";
(8) "Curriculum for Dads"; (9) "Beyond the Father's
Day Celebration"; (10) "Mentoring to Young Men";
(11) "Using the Public Schools"; (12) "The Monthly
Men's Group"; (13) "Fathers Working Together"; (14)
"Recruiting Men"; (15) "Male Involvement Specialists";
(16) "Reaching Fathers at Home"; (17) "Bus Drivers
as Recruiters"; (18) "Reaching Men from the Community";
(19) "The Men's Group"; and (20) "Reaching Men on
the Move." A section of resources is included, listing books
for children and materials for professionals and parents. (BGC)
Descriptors: Activities; *Change Strategies; Child Rearing;
*Early Childhood Education; Family Role; *Fathers; *Males; Parent
Child Relationship; Parent Education; *Parent Participation; Parent
Role; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Parent Workshops; Preschool Education;
Program Descriptions; *Recruitment; Sex Stereotypes
Identifiers: Gender Issues
