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The Lived Experience of African American Teachers Utilizing Co-Cultural Adaptation at Predominantly White Rural Schools in Central Appalachia
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Sweatt, Tony E. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Primary and secondary schools across the nation are becoming increasingly heterogeneous, yet the teacher population remains homogenous. In fairness, this is not a new issue: At the turn of the century, Whites represented a significant aggregate of the teacher population: 73% in the inner city; 81% in suburban schools; 91% in small towns; and 98%…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, African American Teachers, Institutional Characteristics, Whites
Retaining Black Teachers: An Examination of Black Female Teachers' Intentions to Remain in K-12 Classrooms
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Farinde, Abiola A.; Allen, Ayana; Lewis, Chance W. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2016
Sixty years after "Brown v. Board of Education," retention trends indicate that there is a Black teacher shortage. Research shows that Black teachers' retention rates are often lower than the retention rates of White teachers. Black teachers report low salaries, lack of administrative support, and other school variables as reasons for…
Descriptors: African American Teachers, Teacher Persistence, Intention, Elementary Secondary Education