Recruiting, Preparing, Supporting, and Retaining Educators of Color

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Abstract

Over the past two decades, scholarly attention has been devoted to effective teaching for all students. Bodies of literature have formed around concepts like multicultural education, culturally-relevant pedagogy, and other approaches to equitable education access. Comparatively little attention has been devoted to the recruitment, preparation, and support of diverse educators. According to a 2011 report by the National Center for Education Information, 84% of teachers were White females in 2010. By comparison, approximately 70% of K-12 students are White and 66% of the general population is White (NCES, 2011). These disparate numbers indicate teachers of color are far under-represented in the field. This session is devoted to unearthing the cause of these disparities and highlighting possibilities for reversing this trend.

Sub Unit

• Division C - Learning and Instruction

Chair

• Kelly A. Rodgers, City University of New York

Papers

• New Teachers of Color as Change(d) Agents in Urban Schools: Implications for Teacher Preparation and Development - Betty Achinstein, University of California - Santa Cruz; Rodney T. Ogawa, University of California - Santa Cruz

• Minority Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategies - Janet E. Kearney-Gissendaner, Ashland University

• Perspectives for Nurturing and Supporting High School and College Students of Color to Enter the Teaching Profession - Reynaldo Lauro Martinez, Valdosta State University

• Participatory Action Research as a Pathway Into the Teaching Profession for Latina/o and African American Youth - Jason G. Irizarry, University of Connecticut

Discussant

• Sarah K. Silverman, TNTP