The Role School Administrators Play in Creating Healthy Ecosystems for Black Male Preservice Teachers

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Title: The Role School Administrators Play in Creating Healthy Ecosystems for Black Male Preservice Teachers
Language: English
Authors: Walker, Larry J., Goings, Ramon B., Wilkerson, Reginald D.
Source: Educational Foundations. 2019 32(1-4):114-141.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 18
Publication Date: 2019
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Administrator Role, African American Students, Preservice Teachers, Males, Educational Environment, Public School Teachers, Barriers, Urban Schools, Suburban Schools, Rural Schools, Ethnic Stereotypes, Misconceptions, Racial Bias, Gender Differences, Interpersonal Relationship, Student Experience, Student Teaching, Student Teachers
ISSN: 1047-8248
Abstract: Nationally Black males comprise less than 2% of public school teachers. The startling figure is not sustainable in a diverse society. Increasingly researchers have focused on the experiences of Black male inservice teachers. However, there is scant research that investigates the role school administrators in urban, suburban, and rural districts play in creating supportive environments for Black male preservice teachers. This article fills in a gap in the research by examining the barriers Black male preservice teachers encounter and provides actionable steps school administrators in urban, suburban, and rural districts should take to create healthy ecosystems for Black male preservice teachers.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2020
Accession Number: EJ1240074
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Nationally Black males comprise less than 2% of public school teachers. The startling figure is not sustainable in a diverse society. Increasingly researchers have focused on the experiences of Black male inservice teachers. However, there is scant research that investigates the role school administrators in urban, suburban, and rural districts play in creating supportive environments for Black male preservice teachers. This article fills in a gap in the research by examining the barriers Black male preservice teachers encounter and provides actionable steps school administrators in urban, suburban, and rural districts should take to create healthy ecosystems for Black male preservice teachers.
ISSN:1047-8248