Abstract
The purpose of this article is to provide insights into the challenges in developing the Urban Community Teachers Project: a campus-based initiative to recruit and train Black male teachers for urban classrooms. The central argument is that given the enormous challenges in both recruiting and training Black male urban community teachers, the end result is not to place Black males in urban schools to serve simply as role models. Rather, it is a longer-term commitment to having their presence in urban public school classrooms to reframe pedagogical practices and curriculum and transform communities alongside young people. Therefore, this article addresses the problems of practice in sustaining a program to cultivate Black male teachers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 358-367 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Negro Education |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - Jun 2011 |
Keywords
- African American studies
- Multicultural education/diversity
- Policy studies and social justice
- Race, ethnicity, and class
- Teacher education
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Anthropology