Teacher Mentors Reflect on Their Cross-Racial and Same-Race Mentoring Experiences With Teachers of Color

• In Event: Fairmont Roundtable Session Eleven
  In Roundtable Session: Shifting the Power Dynamic: Mentoring as a Tool to Support Teacher Retention (Table 2)

Abstract

Most teachers in America are White and female. The teacher workforce does not represent the student body. Initiatives to improve diversity are not working due to the attrition rates of teachers of color (TOC). This qualitative study explored the experiences of mentor teachers of TOC. Data gathered suggest that race mattered in mentoring relationships with TOC. Cross-racial mentors mostly provided professional support and while mentors in same-race mentoring relationships also provided socio-emotional support.

Author

• Franchesca R. Ho Sang, Hunter College
  Presenting Author