Teachers and Teaching for the New Millennium

• In Event: 49.076 - Teacher Education and Black Communities: Implications for Access, Equity, and Achievement

Abstract

Although progress has been made, the lack of teacher diversity continues to be a problem in the field.The absence of a critical mass of teachers of color is an important matter. All students benefit from exposure to effective teachers of color who serve as role models and authority figures in schools.

Author

• Leslie T. Fenwick, Howard University