It's Equal but It's Not Fair: The Experiences of Teacher Candidates of Color

• In Event: 54.081 - Poster Session 11
  In Poster Session: 54.081-1 - Division K Section 7

Abstract

This research documents the experiences of Teacher Candidates of Color (TCCs) during their K-8 teacher preparation program at a Predominantly White Institution. The study followed five TCCs in two different learning environments: their university courses and their school placement sites in order to discover in what ways, if any, their learning experiences were afforded or constrained by their racial and cultural identities. Findings suggest that school placement sites were especially beneficial for TCCs when their cultural and linguistic heritages were congruent with the students, families, and communities in which their school placement was located. These findings have implications for how teacher preparation programs at PWIs can better focus learning experiences for TCCs.

Author

• Mary Beth Canty, University of Washington