KEY POINTS:
- Do boys really need male teachers?
Boys don't care if their teacher is a man or a woman, according to research that throws doubt on the push to increase the number of male teachers.
Michael Irwin, a Massey University senior lecturer in education, interviewed 200 male high-school students and tested 350 pupils for motivation as part of his PhD research.
Preliminary findings showed the boys had no preference on whether they were taught by a male or a female.
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