The Grit of African American Male Preservice Teachers

• In Event: Black Males in Higher Education Spaces

Abstract

While the population of America’s public schools is becoming more diverse, the percentage of minority teachers is steadily decreasing. While over 44% of all students in America are minority, only 12-14% of teachers are minorities and less that 2% are African American males. The challenge for colleges of education is to recruit more African American male teachers. Therefore, this study was undertaken to explore the concept of grit and its impact on African American males entering the teaching profession.

Authors

• Lucian Yates, Prairie View A&M University

• Pamela T. Barber-Freeman, Prairie View A&M University

• William Ross, Prairie View A&M University

• William H Parker, Prairie View A&M University

• Jerrel Moore, Prairie View A&M University

• Mathias R. Vairez, Prairie View A&M University

• Ramiro Bautista, Prairie View A&M University