"We Exist!" The Experiences of Black, Male Preservice Teacher Candidates at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

• In Event: Accepting Educational Responsibility for Equitable Outcomes

Abstract

This phenomenological investigation examines the perceptions and experiences of Black male pre-service teacher education candidates at two historically Black colleges and universities. Researchers used criterion sampling to examine the perceptions of 12 undergraduate Black males in the senior year of their teacher education programs. Participants completed a perceptual analysis inventory, responded to three case scenarios, participated two small group focus group sessions, and engaged in one-on-one interviews. Using an explicitation analysis process, three themes emerged that focused on persistence factors: ((1) We are Here. We Exist, (2) Driven to Underdo Negative Stereotypes, and (3) I’m Not a Police Officer.

Authors

• Anthony Graham, Winston-Salem State University

• Nakeshia N Williams, North Carolina A&T State University

• Cheresa Simpson, Gardner-Webb University

• Kimberly Danielle Erwin, North Carolina A&T State University