Full Description
Recently, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan suggested that placing Black men in the classroom as teachers is a critical need in the American educational system. Many education policymakers and researchers falsely believe that Black male teachers have a primary responsibility to foster the social development of Black male students. However, increasing the presence of Black male teachers improves the diversity of the profession and should be viewed as a benefit to the system, as they provide quality services to all students regardless of race and/or gender. This edited volume offers sound suggestions for advancing diversity in the teaching profession. It provides teacher education programs with needed training materials to accommodate Black male students, and school district administrators and leaders with information to help recruit and retain Black male teachers. Each chapter will feature policy and practice recommendations and a case example to spur action and increase opportunities for discussion.
Contents
List of Contributors.
Dedication.
Black Male Teachers: Diversifying the United States' Teacher Workforce.
Black Male Teachers' Path to U.S. K-12 Classrooms: Framing the National Discussion.
Race Matters in the Classroom.
Educating the Race in Postmodern Times: The Intraracial Border Crossings of Black Male Teachers.
Recruiting Teachers from Within: Career Ladders for Paraprofessional Educators.
Teaching Across Gender: The Dynamics of Black Male Teachers and Female Students.
The Case of a Black Male Mathematics Teacher Teaching in a Unique Urban Context: Implications for Recruiting Black Male Mathematics Teachers.
"I Can Get at These Kids": A Narrative Study Exploring the Reasons Black Men Teach.
No One Told Us: Recruiting and Retaining African American Males in the College of Education Program from the Urban and Rural Areas.
Double-Talking: The Complexities Surrounding Black Male Teachers as Both Problems and Solutions.
Pathways to Teaching: The Perspectives and Experiences of Two Black Male Teens Considering Teaching as a Career.
A Call for African American Male Teachers: The Supermen Expected to Solve the Problems of Low-Performing Schools.
Being Black, Being Male, and Choosing to Teach in the 21st Century: Understanding My Role, Embracing My Call.
They Deserve It.
Opportunities to Die For.
Beyond Paying Lip Service to Diversity: Strategies for Recruiting, Training, and Retaining Black Male Teachers.
Choosing Discipleship Over the Veil.
African American Male Teachers and the School Leadership Pipeline: Why More of These Best and Brightest are not Principals and Superintendents.
Exploring the Relationship Between Academic Self-Regulation and Educational Outcomes among African American Male Education Majors.
Afterword: About the Book Series.
About the Authors.
About the Series Editors.
About the Book Editors.
Black Male Teachers.
Advances in Race and Ethnicity in Education.
Advances in Race and Ethnicity in Education.
Copyright page.
