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Closing the Racial/Ethnic Gap between Students of Color and Their Teachers: An Elusive Goal
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Villegas, Ana Maria; Strom, Kathryn; Lucas, Tamara – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2012
This article examines minority teacher recruitment policies and programs of the past two decades and explores their influence on the racial/ethnic makeup of the teaching force in elementary and secondary public schools. The results show that while important progress has been made toward increasing the overall number and proportion of minority…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Ethnic Groups, Minority Group Teachers, Teacher Recruitment
Diversifying the Teaching Force To Improve Urban Schools: Meeting the Challenge. Introduction.
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Clewell, Beatriz Chu; Villegas, Ana Maria – Education and Urban Society, 1998
Reviews the reasons for increasing the diversity of the teaching force, especially in urban schools. Introduces the articles of this special issue, which address the roles of federal, state, and local governments in increasing teacher diversity, discuss successful programs for increasing diversity, and describe the experiences and perspectives of…
Descriptors: Diversity (Faculty), Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role, Minority Group Teachers
Increasing the Number of Teachers of Color for Urban Schools: Lessons from the Pathways National Evaluation.
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Clewell, Beatriz Chu; Villegas, Ana Maria – Education and Urban Society, 1998
Reviews the teacher shortage in urban schools nationally and describes the paraprofessional/emergency certified teachers provisions of the Pathways to Teaching Careers Program and the sites in which it has been implemented. An evaluation has indicated that paraprofessionals and emergency certified teachers working in urban schools are an excellent…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Group Teachers, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Diversifying the Teacher Workforce: A Retrospective and Prospective Analysis
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Villegas, Ana Maria; Lucas, Tamara F. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2004
In this chapter, the authors argue that increasing the racial/ethnic diversity of the teacher workforce should be a key component of any system that aims to supply schools with well-prepared teachers for all students. The authors first explain why they think attention and resources should be devoted to increasing the diversity of the teacher…
Descriptors: Minority Group Teachers, Teacher Recruitment, Diversity (Faculty), Disproportionate Representation
Teaching for Diversity: Models for Expanding the Supply of Minority Teachers. A Policy Issue Perspective.
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Villegas, Ana Maria; And Others – 1993
This collection is based on two studies of approaches to increasing the supply of minority teachers. The first was a documentation study of programs supported by the Ford Foundation Minority Education Demonstration Project designed to attract minority candidates, prepare them well, and present model programs. The second study described a range of…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Differences, Curriculum, Educational Change
Increasing Teacher Diversity by Tapping the Paraprofessional Pool.
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Villegas, Ana Maria; Clewell, Beatriz Chu – Theory into Practice, 1998
To increase the representation of people of color in teaching, the potential candidate pool must expand beyond those who are likely to attend college. Paraprofessional school personnel, who typically are from minority groups, constitute a ready source for increasing the supply of diverse teachers. Five strategies that contribute to the success of…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, College School Cooperation, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Pluralism