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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"African American Teachers"”.
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Effective School District Recruitment Strategies of African American Teachers
… in the number of available minority group teachers to supply America's public school for the past six decades. Several factors were noted for this decline which included better opportunities for minority advancement in other professions, low teacher salaries, the low prestige and status of …
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The legacy of African American teachers in Jim Crow Mississippi
… philosophies and classroom practices of African American teachers in Mississippi prior to desegregation. The author collected the oral histories of fifteen former teachers and students from rural and urban districts across the state of Mississippi. Their responses were analyzed through …
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Chapters Never Written, Voices Never Heard: Understanding Reasons for Three African American Teachers' Longevity
… study was to examine the lived experiences of African American teachers who remained in the teaching profession through integration of schools in the rural South. Providing a voice to three African American teachers in this collective case study, the researcher studied their challenges and …
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What does it mean to sound African American? Teachers' perceptions of school-age children's communication
… ideologies, this mixed-methods study examined teachers' perceptions of nonmainstream dialect, specifically looking at African American English (AAE). Eighty-one total teachers from the local school district listened to four different speech stimuli (elementary school-aged) enacted in either …
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Lessons from the Segregated Classroom: An Oral History of the Experiences and Practices of Three Retired African American Teachers
… to generate controversy and discomfort for many African Americans. In fact, issues of segregation, racism and racial inequality in both schools and society are constantly being raised and voiced within the African American community. Today, the nation is engaged in a great discussion about the …
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The Lived Experience Of African American Teachers Utilizing Co-Cultural Adaptation At Predominantly White Rural Schools In Central Appalachia
… already struggle with recruiting and retaining teachers, much less African-American ones. In fact, Bireda and Chait (2011) found that over 40% of public schools lack a single African American teacher on staff. </p> <p>The shortage of African American teachers can be traced back to the historic …
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A study of the procedures and their perceived effectiveness in the recruitment of African American teachers in city school divisions in Virginia
… perceived effectiveness in the recruitment of African American teachers in city school divisions in Virginia. The research questions investigated were: (1) What are the procedures used by human resource directors in city school divisions in Virginia to recruit African American teachers? (2) To …
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Reasons for Selecting a Teaching Career and Remaining in the Profession: a Conversation With 10 African American Roanoke City Teachers
An acute shortage of African American teachers is well recognized. This shortage poses a problem as school systems attempt to employ a representative number of African American teachers commensurate to their diverse student population. The purpose of this study was to examine why 10 African …
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Recruiting Minority Faculty: The Effects Of The Bradley Memo Of Understanding On An Urban School District - A Program Evaluation Dissertation
… many obstacles to overcome regarding attracting African American teachers to the PCS district, and they seem to be similar to struggles found in other districts across the state of Florida. By implementing a pre and post survey and conducting interviews with teachers and district employees, I was …
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A Phenomenological Study of African American Elementary Teachers
Problem: In 2011-12, 82.7% of K-12 teachers were White, yet 44% of all elementary and secondary students were minority (Ingersoll, Merrill, & Stuckey, 2014). Teachers raised and educated in predominantly White communities typically have limited knowledge of communities of color and culture (Tatum, …
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An Exploration of Implementing DuBoisian and Cooperian Educational Philosophies as a Foundation for the Development
… to bolster the academic achievement of African American students, (2) understand the ideologies that historically girded the scholastic successes of Black students, and (3) explore the students’ perspectives of the program’s pedagogical principles in attaining both their high school …
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Black and Gifted: Hiding In Plain View
… This dissertation examines representation of African Americans in gifted programs in an urban school district where the creation of gifted programs was enacted as a tool for desegregation. The research is conducted from the perspectives of gifted African American students in an effort to shed …
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African American administrators' perspectives: Improving African American male high school graduation rates in San Joaquin County
… as a framework for examining the perspectives of African American administrators on improving graduation rates of African American male public high school students in San Joaquin County. Barriers to graduation completion in San Joaquin County public high schools continue to leave stakeholders …
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African American Educators: Why They Teach in Rural Georgia School Districts and Why They Remain There
… majority of the teacher population while African American teachers represent approximately only 8% of the field. This study explores the African American educators' experiences of teaching in rural Georgia school districts. This study is being conducted to identify what factors influence …
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A study of the career paths and patterns of African American superintendents
… to investigate the professional experiences of African American superintendents. The research questions focused on: (1) career path and career patterns; (2) the extent of selected characteristics of their school districts prior and during their tenure as superintendents; and (3) the perceived …
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Revealing What Urban Early Childhood Teachers Think About Mathematics and How They Teach It: Implications for Practice
… three hundred ninety-seven urban early childhood teachers were given a survey that examined their attitudes toward mathematics and mathematics teaching, their views of mathematics, views of teaching mathematics, and views of children learning mathematics. The purpose of this study was to identify …
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Factors Influencing African Americans To Select Teaching Careers In Vocational Education And Experiences That Relate To Their Progress In Vocational Teacher Licensure Programs
There is currently a shortage of African American vocational teachers. If the shortage is to be averted, vocational professionals must find ways to increase the number of African American teachers in vocational education (Arnold & Levesque, 1992; Martinez, 1991; Young, 1989). The purpose of this …
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Using the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey, Restricted File Version, to Identify Factors Associated with the Intent for African American Math Teachers to Turnover
… this study examines the factors that place African American teachers of mathematics at risk for turnover using Lynham’s General Model of Applied Theory Building methodology. Univariate statistical analysis found that of the three million plus public school teachers in the United States …
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