The most sought-after minority group? The first months of four newly-graduated male teachers

• Published in: Netla
• Main Authors: Ottesen, Andri Rafn, Jóhannesson, Ingólfur Ásgeir
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Menntavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands 2019
• Subjects: Male teachers; mentoring; teachers’ gender; novice teachers; Nýliðun; kennslukarlar; leiðsögn; kyn kennara; nýir kennarar; Bergen; McGrath; Iceland
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/netla/article/view/2968; https://doi.org/10.24270/netla.2019.1

The possible shortage of teachers at compulsory school level in Iceland, and the decreasing proportion of male teachers at the same school level has been discussed in recent years. These discussions, especially on the status of male teachers, have sparked our interest in performing this study. This...