| Description |
1 online resource : color illustrations |
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Advances in race and ethnicity in education ; volume 6 |
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Advances in race and ethnicity in education ; v. 6.
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| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 implicit nuances that these teachers experience |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Teachers, Black -- United States
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African American teachers -- United States
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Multicultural education -- United States
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Multicultural education.
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EDUCATION -- Essays.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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EDUCATION -- Reference.
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African American teachers
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Multicultural education
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Teachers, Black
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Farinde-Wu, Abiola.
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Allen-Handy, Ayana.
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Lewis, Chance W. (Chance Wayne), 1972-
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| ISBN |
9781787144613 |
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1787144615 |
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9781787149359 |
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1787149358 |
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