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Black female teachers : diversifying the United States' teacher workforce /

This important, timely, and provocative book explores the recruitment and retention of Black female teachers in the United States. There are over 3 million public school teachers in the US, African American teachers only comprise approximately 8 percent of the workforce. Contributions consider the i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Farinde-Wu, Abiola, Allen-Handy, Ayana, Lewis, Chance W. (Chance Wayne), 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: United Kingdom : Emerald Publishing, 2017.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Advances in race and ethnicity in education ; v. 6.
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  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • Acknowledgments/Dedication
  • Foreword
  • Reflecting Back While Gazing Forward: Black Female Teachers and the Diversification of the United States' Teacher Workforce
  • Why Black Female Teachers?
  • Shaping the Discussion on Black Female Teachers
  • Part I: Historical/Contemporary Landscape of Black Female Teachers
  • Part II: Scholarly Examination of Black Female Teachers
  • Part III: Retention of Black Female Teachers
  • References.
  • The Historical/Contemporary Landscape of Black Female Teachers ... And Then There Were None: Reversing the Exodus of Black Women from the Teaching Profession
  • Introduction
  • History of BWTs in American Schools
  • Phase 1: The Reconstruction Era and Negro Teachers
  • Help Wanted: Teachers for Freed Slaves
  • The Freedmen's Bureau and Negro Teachers
  • Philanthropists and Missionaries Support Negro Education
  • The Negro Community Teaches its Own
  • Negro Public Schools were "Public in Name Only"
  • Phase 2: Brown and the Integration of Colored Teachers in American Schools.
  • Phase 3: The Exodus of Black Women from the Teaching Profession the Importance of BWTs in America's Classrooms
  • "Our Teachers Should Look Like America"
  • A Diverse Teacher Workforce as a Moral Imperative
  • BWTs and the Role-Model Theory
  • Promising Recruiting Proposals for Reversing the Exodus of Black Women from the Teaching Profession
  • Special Emphasis Recruiting for Teachers
  • Recommendations for the National Level
  • Recommendations for Schools of Education
  • The Teacher Quality and Retention Program
  • Alternative Route Certification Programs
  • University Athletic Departments.
  • Diversity at the BlackboardRecommendations for Local School Districts
  • Supportive School Structures
  • Use of Ethnic Match and Incumbent Recruiters
  • Grow-Your-Own
  • Discussion and Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • The Antioppressionist Thoughts and Pedagogies of Anna Julia Cooper and Septima Poinsette Clark
  • Introduction
  • The Socio-cultural, Familial, and Educational Influences that Impacted Cooper and Clark's Antioppressionist Thoughts on Race and Education
  • Anna Julia Cooper
  • Septima Poinsette Clark
  • Anna Julia Cooper and Septima Poinsette Clark's Antioppressionist Thoughts on Racism.
  • Cooper and Clark's Antiopressionist Educational Thoughts and Teaching Practices anna Julia Cooper
  • Septima Poinsette Clark
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • Note
  • References
  • Scholarly Examination of Black Female Teachers
  • The Urban Factor: Examining Why Black Female Educators Teach in Under-resourced, Urban Schools
  • Introduction
  • Literature Review
  • The Urban Factor
  • Method
  • Participants
  • Data Collection
  • Data Analysis
  • Findings
  • Diversity in Urban Schools
  • Educational Background
  • Fulfilling an Urgent Need
  • Student Behavior
  • Discussion
  • Recommendations
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References.