Research on Black Male Teachers: Past and Present

• In Event: International Perspectives of Black Male Teachers

Abstract

In this presentation, a nationally recognized scholar who pioneered research on Black male teachers nearly two decades ago- will discuss the historical trajectory of research on Black male teachers from the late 90s to the present. Over the last two decades, research in this area has expanded from historiographical studies of Black women teachers that included limited representations of Black men to qualitative studies that examined the beliefs, practices and experiences of Black male teachers from culture-centered and critical race perspectives to studies which draw on feminist and queercrit perspectives to examine gender and sexuality within the context of Black male teachers' lives and work. All along, there has been some discussion about effective recruitment and retention efforts. The presenter will call for more studies that draw on critical intersectional analyses of race, culture, gender, class and sexuality to examine the effective recruitment of talented Black males into the teaching force and the factors associated with their effective retention in public schools where black male students are struggling. The presenter will examine these issues in light of his own efforts to successfully recruit Black male teachers into teaching.

Author

• Marvin Lynn, Indiana University - South Bend