Where have all the good men gone: exploring males in social care in Ireland/ Niall C. McElwee ... [et al.] - Athlone: Centre for Child and Youth Care Learning at Athlone, IT, 2003. - vii, 98p.; 26cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Executive summary: "Strength and honour": Exploring males in social care in Ireland--1. Setting the scene: A shared journey for the male social care practitioner on a road less travelled--2.The relational Male: Reflections on the role o men in child and youth care practice--3. The quest to know:One man's inquiry into why he's home--4. Literature review--5. Methodology: Putting the parts together--6.Fewer men on campus:Student perceptions of gender imbalance in studying social care/child and youth care in Athlone Institute of Technology--7. 'The voice of future social care practitioners': The male and female student perspective--8. "Strength and honour": Exploring the emerging data--9. Males can care but they have to prove it in social care--10. Concluding commentary.


Social workers--Ireland.
Social care education--Ireland.
Social case work--Ireland.

361.32 MCE