African-American Male Honor Students' Views of Teaching as a Career Choice

Autor/inn/en	Smith, Vernon G.; Mack, Faite R-P.; Akyea, Stacey Gray
Titel	African-American Male Honor Students' Views of Teaching as a Career Choice
Quelle	In: Teacher Education Quarterly, 31 (2004) 2, S.75-88 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0737-5328
Schlagwörter	African American Students; Racial Factors; Role Models; Teacher Education Programs; Career Choice; High School Graduates; Males; Career Awareness; Teaching (Occupation); African American Teachers; Student Recruitment; Cultural Influences; Student Attitudes; Honors Curriculum + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Identifikationsfigur; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Karrierebewusstsein; Teaching; Lehrberuf; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Why are the brightest of the young, African-American male high school graduates not seeking a career in teaching? It is widely recognized that there are pedagogical and societal benefits to having more African-American male role models for both African-Americans and other ethnic and racial groups. This investigation was based on the premise that awareness of issues restricting African-American male participation could significantly contribute to larger effort to create a culturally informed and culturally diverse teaching population. The study was designed to answer the questions: Is there a pool of qualified, interested male African-American high school students available to be recruited into teacher education programs? If so, what are the barriers that restrict them from pursuing a teaching career? To seek answers to this question, this investigation surveyed the attitudes of African-American male honor graduates with regard to teaching as a career choice. The findings in this study, although limited, have suggested that some qualified African-American male students are interested in teaching a career and are available to be recruited into teacher education programs. Results suggest that lack of career awareness, lack of positive information regarding the profession, and lack of encouragement are obstacles to students pursuing that interest. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10