Academic Achievement Of White Black And Hispanic Students In Teacher Education Programs

Author : American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Publisher : Amer Assn of Colleges for Teacher
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Academic achievement
ISBN : 0893330949

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Academic Achievement of White, Black, and Hispanic Students in Teacher Education Programs by American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Pdf

This study examines how high school preparation, standardized test scores, and scores on program entrance examinations are indicators of White, Black, and Hispanic students' academic performance and completion of teacher education programs. Transcripts of teacher education students (N=712) matriculating in traditional 4-year teacher education programs were collected and analyzed. Results indicate that: students of all races and ethnic groups within the same institution are admitted using the same policy and standards; a correlation exists between high school grade point average (GPA) and success in teacher education programs; GPA is a better predictor of success than Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores; type of institution attended has a significant effect on mean grades earned; no significant effect was found between race/ethnicity and grades earned; performance in methods courses is better than in foundation courses; completion data indicates a higher attrition rate for Blacks than for Whites and Hispanics; and the highest graduation rate for all students is in large research institutions. A large part of the report consists of tables. The report concludes with three appendices: Teacher Education Institutions by Type, Institutional Data, and Supplementary Tables. (Contains 60 references.) (LL)

Author : Chance W. Lewis,Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz,Ivory Toldson
Publisher : IAP
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781623966997

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Teacher Education and Black Communities by Chance W. Lewis,Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz,Ivory Toldson Pdf

The field of education has been and will continue to be essential to the survival and sustainability of the Black community. Unfortunately, over the past five decades, two major trends have become clearly evident in the Black community: (a) the decline of the academic achievement levels of Black students and (b) the disappearance of Black teachers, particularly Black males. Today, of the 3.5 million teachers in America’s classrooms (AACTE, 2010) only 8% are Black teachers, and approximately 2% of these teachers are Black males (NCES, 2010). Over the past few decades, the Black teaching force in the U.S. has dropped significantly (Lewis, 2006; Lewis, Bonner, Byrd, & James, 2008; Milner & Howard, 2004), and this educational crisis shows no signs of ending in the near future. As the population of Black students in K-12 schools in the U. S. continue to rise—currently over 16% of students in America’s schools are Black (NCES, 2010)—there is an urgent need to increase the presence of Black educators. The overall purpose of this edited volume is to stimulate thought and discussion among diverse audiences (e.g., policymakers, practitioners, and educational researchers) who are concerned about the performance of Black students in our nation’s schools, and to provide evidence-based strategies to expand our nation’s pool of Black teachers. To this end, it is our hope that this book will contribute to the teacher education literature and will inform the teacher education policy and practice debate.

Author : Josie G. Bain,Joan L. Herman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1990-06-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780313019777

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Making Schools Work for Underachieving Minority Students by Josie G. Bain,Joan L. Herman Pdf

Labeled A Nation at Risk, Americans are urgently seeking reform in their public school systems. While many promising programs are being developed, they have not yet been validated. The national conference Making Schools Work for Underachieving Minority Students shared the best of what is presently known and deliberated on the implications for research, policy, and practice. Sponsored by CRESST (Center for Research on Evaluation Standards and Student Testing), The National Urban League, and the National Council of LaRaza, the conference was financed by the U.S. Department of Education. Closely following the structure of the conference, this volume's contributors examine education's current status. They then investigate potentially promising approaches to specific problem areas. Contributors treat issues of evaluation and testing, and conclude by addressing the potential of collaborative efforts. Responding to a major challenge, community groups and organizations throughout the country are seeking answers to the problem of underachieving minority students. This volume builds on these shared interests and is a first step toward an intervention process. Topics covered include: creating effective instructional programs; reducing the dropout rate; preparing students for secondary and postsecondary success; helping limited English proficient students; and improving teacher quality. The volume's contributors hope to promote dialogue on promising practices, foster collaboration, identify critical R & D needs and collaborative arrangements, and identify testing and evaluation issues for subsequent inquiry.

Author : John E. Chubb,Tom Loveless
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2004-05-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780815714026

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Bridging the Achievement Gap by John E. Chubb,Tom Loveless Pdf

The achievement gap between white students and African American and Hispanic students has been debated by scholars and lamented by policymakers since it was first documented in 1966. The average black or Hispanic secondary school student currently achieves at about the same level as the average white student in the lowest quartile of white achievement. Black and Hispanic students are much less likely than white students to graduate from high school, acquire a college or advanced degree, or earn a middle-class living. They are also much more likely than whites to suffer social problems that often accompany low income. While educators have gained an understanding of the causes and effects of the education achievement gap, they have been less successful in finding ways to eliminate it—until now. This book provides, for the first time in one place, evidence that the achievement gap can be bridged. A variety of schools and school reforms are boosting the achievement of black and Hispanic students to levels nearing those of whites. Bridging the Achievement Gap brings together the findings of renowned education scholars who show how various states, school districts, and individual schools have lifted the achievement levels of poor and minority students. The most promising strategies include focusing on core academic skills, reducing class size, enrolling students in more challenging courses, administering annual achievement assessment tests, creating schools with a culture of competition and success, and offering vouchers in big-city school districts. While implementing new educational programs on a large scale is fraught with difficulties, these successful reform efforts offer what could be the start of widespread effective solutions for bridging the achievement gap.

Author : Susan J. Paik,Herbert J. Walberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007-06-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780387446110

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Narrowing the Achievement Gap by Susan J. Paik,Herbert J. Walberg Pdf

This book provides effective strategies that can be used to improve academic achievement and well-being of minority students. It examines, collectively, three cultural groups on themes related to diverse families, immigration issues, and teaching and learning. The book conceptualizes opportunities and challenges in working with minority children in the context of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. It is a must-have reference for anyone who works with children.

Author : June Gordon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135699109

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The Color of Teaching by June Gordon Pdf

One of the major concerns in education at present is how to recruit and attract more teachers from ethnic minorities. In an attempt to move beyond the superficial and simplistic responses as to why these students are not entering teaching this book presents in-depth interviews with over two hundred people from four ethnic groups: African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Latinos. These interviewees, many of them teachers or education professionals, express their attitude towards teaching and their understanding of why others may not choose teaching as a career. One of the most significant and surprising findings is that, regardless of academic or socio-economic standing, students from these ethnic groups tend not to be encouraged to enter the teaching profession by their own families communities and peers. The book concludes with a discussion of programmatic changes and calls for the reconceptualization of the role of teachers. Such changes can only arise out of a fundamental change in attitude of communities of color towards teaching which must be led by teachers themselves.

Author : Donald Easton-Brooks
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475839678

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Ethnic Matching by Donald Easton-Brooks Pdf

Ethnic Matching: Academic Success of Students of Color is an in-depth exploration on the impact of ethnic matching in education, the paring of students of color with teachers of the same race. Research shows that this method has a positive and long-term impact on the academic experience of students of color. This book explores what makes this phenomenon relevant in today’s classrooms. Through interviewing quality teachers of color, this book sheds a light on the impact these teachers make on the academic experience of students of color. This approach is meant to provide all teachers valuable insight into techniques for engaging with diverse learners. Also, from these conversations, the book shows how the intentionality of culturally responsive practice can enhance the academic experience of students of color. Topics such as the challenges of recruiting and retaining quality teachers of color, as well as the valuable work being done on the local, state, and national level to promote diversifying the field of education as a way to provide equitable education for all students is also explored in this book.

Author : Marilyn Cochran-Smith,Kenneth M. Zeichner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1181 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135184391

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Studying Teacher Education by Marilyn Cochran-Smith,Kenneth M. Zeichner Pdf

Published for the American Educational Research Association by Routledge This landmark volume presents the work of the American Educational Research Association's Panel on Research and Teacher Education. It represents a systematic effort to apply a common set of scholarly lenses to a range of important topics in teacher education. The Panel's charge was twofold: *to create for the larger educational research community a thorough, rigorous, and even-handed analysis of the empirical research evidence relevant to major policies and practices in pre-service teacher education in the U.S., and *to propose a research agenda related to teacher education that builds on what is already known and that identifies the research directions that are most promising for the future. Members of the Panel were appointed from various sectors of the educational research community and with different areas of expertise, including teacher education, policy, assessment, research design and methods, liberal arts, multicultural education, and school reform. Building on their diverse perspectives, they ably translated their charge into a series of questions that became the framework for this volume. The questions illuminate many of the issues that have been most contested in past and current discourse about teacher education reform. Studying Teacher Education examines research about the current pool of prospective and entering teachers and about local, institutional, state, and federal preservice teacher education policies and practices. The book includes three general chapters and nine research syntheses. *The AERA Panel on Research and Teacher Education: Context and Goals *Researching Teacher Education in Changing Times: Politics and Paradigms *Teacher Characteristics: Research on the Demographic Profile *Teacher Characteristics: Research on the Indicators of Quality *Research on the Effects of Coursework in the Arts and Sciences and in the Foundations of Education *Research on Methods Courses and Field Experiences *Research on Pedagogical Approaches in Teacher Education *Research on Preparing Teachers for Diverse Populations *Research on Preparing Teachers to Work with Students with Disabilities *Research on Accountability Processes in Teacher Education *Research on Teacher Education Programs *A Research Agenda for Teacher Education Each chapter reviews the empirical literature and proposes a research agenda that builds on and extends what is known about a topic. A chart at the end of each chapter provides summary information for each of the empirical studies synthesized and two reference lists--one for all of the studies reviewed in the chapter and one for additional references used. The volume includes an introductory chapter on the Panel's context and goals, and an accessible Executive Summary of the book as a whole. Studying Teacher Education: The Report of the AERA Panel on Research and Teacher Education is a timely, indispensable reference for all researchers and professionals in the field.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999-10
Category : Education
ISBN : MINN:30000006612950

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Julie Landsman,Chance W. Lewis
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000971231

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White Teachers / Diverse Classrooms by Julie Landsman,Chance W. Lewis Pdf

· Interviews with Black students and experienced educators provide guidance on how to teach successfully in multicultural classes· Insights and ideas to promote observation, reflection, and effective classroom practice· Ideal for initiating constructive discussion in pre-service courses, and for professional development· Defines the seven characteristics of successful multicultural teaching· Based on the acclaimed book These interviews with Black students, White and Black teachers, educational experts and school administrators poignantly bring to life the issues, strategies and competencies that teachers need to engage with–if they are to create the conditions that will enable their students of color to succeed and excel.From these candid, unscripted interviews, there emerge seven key drivers of inclusive teaching.The ideas and insights captured in this DVD are placed in context by short introductory and concluding commentaries by the editors of the acclaimed companion book, White Teachers / Diverse Classrooms.The feature 33 minute track is enhanced by a further 83 minutes of additional footage that presents more extensive interviews with many of the participants, to add depth to pedagogical approaches they advocate.This DVD is effective both for group viewing and discussion, and for individual study. It will spur debate, stimulate ideas and reflection, and inspire.White Teachers / Diverse Classrooms DVDRegion: 0 / NTSC. Can be played on any computer worldwide / Plays on North American TVs onlyClosed captioning for the hearing impaired. Includes educational performance rights.

Author : Sheryl J. Denbo,Lynson Moore Beaulieu
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Academic achievement
ISBN : 9780398083656

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IMPROVING SCHOOLS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS by Sheryl J. Denbo,Lynson Moore Beaulieu Pdf

Improving Schools for African American Students is designed to provide educational leaders with a better understanding of how to recognize the diversity of strengths that Black students bring with them to school and how to use these strengths to improve achievement. The articles contained in this book discuss generic education issues such as policy reform, the importance of high quality teaching, and the improvement of schools from the perspective of the academic achievement of African American students. Part I explores institutional racism in the context of America's public schools and provides suggestions for educational leaders to eliminate harmful policies and practices within educational institutions and settings. Part II discusses the kinds of institutional and instructional changes that are needed to support successful schooling of African American children and youth. Part III focuses on the challenges presented to African American students by the current high stakes testing environment that surrounds standards, assessment, and accountability. A review of the literature on schools that have succeeded in improving achievement for African American students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels with districts moving towards narrowing the achievement gap is included. This text examines a wide variety of policies, programs, practices, and research that will provide valuable insight. The emphasis throughout the book is on the ability of educators to successfully restructure their schools, offer high quality teaching and learning standards for African American students and to make the kinds of changes that will result in high achievement for all students.

Author : Richard R. Valencia
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317691068

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Students of Color and the Achievement Gap by Richard R. Valencia Pdf

Students of Color and the Achievement Gap is a comprehensive, landmark analysis of an incontrovertible racialized reality in U.S. K-12 public education---the relentless achievement gap between low-socioeconomic students of color and their economically advantaged White counterparts. Award winning author and scholar Richard Valencia provides an authoritative and systemic treatment of the achievement gap, focusing on Black and Latino/Latina students. He examines the societal and educational factors that help to create and maintain the achievement gap by drawing from critical race theory, an asset-based perspective and a systemic inequality approach. By showing how racialized opportunity structures in society and schools ultimately result in racialized patterns of academic achievement in schools, Valencia shows how the various indicators of the achievement gap are actually symptoms of the societal and school quality gaps. Following each of these concerns, Valencia provides a number of reform suggestions that can lead to systemic transformations of K-12 education. Students of Color and the Achievement Gap makes a persuasive and well documented case that school success for students of color, and the empowerment of their parents, can only be fully understood and realized when contextualized within broader political, economic, and cultural frameworks.

Author : Willy DeMarcell Smith,Eva Wells Chunn
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 1412818737

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Black Education by Willy DeMarcell Smith,Eva Wells Chunn Pdf

This highly focused collection of papers, commissioned by the National Urban League, offers a candid and courageous portrait of black education in transition. This is a period, as the editors note in their opening remarks, that is characterized by a huge shift from federal responsibility for minority education to authority and autonomy being lodged at the local government level. Further, many institutions that once worked well, no longer do so. Many ambitious social programs and policies that originally promised much, have been abandoned, have failed, or just faded away. Pivotal to these times and changes is the question of the extent to which the American educational system has been, or still is, capable of being responsive to incorporating and even instigating equity and excellence for black Americans. This volume asks the hard questions: is the educational system geared up for the maintenance of anything other than mainstream values? can it adapt to minority youth requirements? when, why, and how do educational policies of majorities and minorities clash? How are priorities to be established--on the basis of wealth or need? The legal statutes and administrative enforcement of equal educational opportunities are explored in depth and with a deep compassion for all parties involved.

Author : Crystal Kuykendall
Publisher : Solution Tree Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781934009932

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From Rage to Hope by Crystal Kuykendall Pdf

Get an authentic view of academic underachievement, apathy, and rage among America’s Black and Hispanic youth. Through a deeper understanding of the cultural backgrounds of these students, you’ll learn powerful strategies to deal with discipline problems, as well as strategies for keeping parents involved. Become an empowered Merchant of Hope armed with positive strategies for reaching these students.

Author : Mariella Espinoza-Herold,Ricardo González-Carriedo
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781315392257

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Issues in Latino Education by Mariella Espinoza-Herold,Ricardo González-Carriedo Pdf

Question 6: Do You Think It Is Important to Teach Latino and Mexican-American Studies? -- "This Question Is Immense"--Question 7: What Kinds of Things Should Be Taught? -- "It Does Not Make Any Difference What Ethnic Group the Teacher Belongs To"--Question 8: Who Should Teach Latino and Mexican-American Studies? Anglos? Latinos? Why? -- "Jumping Through a System of Hoops" -- Question 9: What Does "Education" Mean to You? What Should It Be? Should It Be Different From What It Is? -- "Finding Satisfaction with Your Place in Society" -- Question 10: What Does Success Mean to You? -- "The Availability of Choices" -- Question 11: What Do You Think Are the Most Important Things for a Latino Student to Achieve in Life? -- "They Can Be Their Own Worst Enemy" -- Question 12: What Obstacles Do Latino Students Face in Reaching Their Goals? -- Summary and Conclusions -- For Discussion -- References -- 8 Toward a Self-Definition of Success -- The Politics of Language -- Teacher-Student Interactions -- Mechanisms of Discipline -- School Classroom Instruction -- Interracial Conflict -- Issues of Resistance and Identity -- Summary of the Students' Findings -- Students' and Teachers' Findings -- Concluding Statements -- References -- 9 Conclusion: Students' Concerns and Recommendations for Educational Reform -- Administrative and School Climate Changes -- Students' Recommendations Regarding Discipline Procedures -- Systemic School Reforms -- Students' Recommendations Related to School Reforms -- Transformations in Teacher-Student Interactions -- Concluding Statements -- References -- Epilogue -- Postscript: What Does the 2016 Election Mean for Latinos in the U.S.? -- Appendix -- Glossary -- About the Authors -- Index