School and District Leaders' Role in Diversifying the Teacher Workforce

Autor/inn/en	Goings, Ramon B.; Walker, Larry J.; Cotignola-Pickens, Heather
Titel	School and District Leaders' Role in Diversifying the Teacher Workforce
Quelle	In: Educational Planning, 25 (2018) 3, S.7-17 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-873X
Schlagwörter	Diversity (Faculty); Administrator Role; School Districts; Principals; Racial Composition; Teacher Recruitment; Teacher Persistence; Preservice Teachers; Elementary Secondary Education; Barriers; Females; Women Faculty; Minority Group Teachers; Work Environment; Black Colleges; Teacher Education Programs; Student Recruitment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School district; Schulbezirk; Principal; Schulleiter; Lehrerrekrutierung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Frauenakademie; Weibliche Gelehrte; Arbeitsmilieu
Abstract	Diversifying the teaching profession has garnered attention from researchers, policy makers, and educational stakeholders. However, missing within this conversation is the role of school and district leaders in diversifying the teaching profession. We argue that without considering school and district leaders, diversity initiatives will not have a long-term systemic impact. Thus, this article fills in a gap in the literature on this topic. First, we provide a brief overview of the current racial and ethnic demographics of the teaching workforce and student population and discuss the barriers to recruiting and retaining a diverse teacher workforce. Second, we highlight the factors that have been found to influence the recruitment and retention of racial diversity of teachers at the pre-service and in-service levels. Lastly, we provide recommendations for school-based and district leaders on how they should plan for diversifying their teacher workforce. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01