Methodology Qualitative methods were used to examine the experiences of six male teachers from
different countries. Background material on the participants is presented here.
Benny, age 39 and married, teaches in a private school in Basel, and worked in kindergartens
for 12 years. Three other participants taught in public kindergartens. Elton, age
50 and formerly married, taught in a small American town, with 27 years of experience.
Levien, age 30 and single, taught for 10 years in an urban suburb in the Netherlands.
Eli, age 38 and married, taught in a settlement in Israel. Leon, age 40 and single,
teaches in a London day care center, while Reidar, age 31 and single, is a pedagogic
leader in an Oslo day care center. Their training ranges from a two-year certificate to
a Master’s degree.