Title
Diversifying the Teaching Force: An Examination of Major Arguments.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Journal / Book Title
The Urban Review
Abstract
Over the past two decades, the short supply of teachers of color in elementary and secondary public schools has drawn the attention of policymakers and educators alike. To address the widening cultural chasm between teachers and their students, a variety of initiatives that aim to recruit people of color into teaching have been launched. Little attention has been paid, however, to articulating a research-based rationale for increasing the diversity in the ranks of teachers. This gap in the professional literature renders ongoing teacher diversity efforts vulnerable given the emphasis placed these days on research-based evidence in making decisions regarding the proper use of limited public resources, including funding for education. The purpose of this article is to address the noted gap in the literature. From an extensive review of the literature, we identified three major arguments for diversifying the teaching force and assessed the extent to which they are validated by empirical research. The results are reported, and implications of the findings for research and practice are discussed.
DOI
10.1007/s11256-010-0150-1
Journal ISSN / Book ISBN
0042-0972 (print); 1573-1960 (online)
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Villegas, Ana Maria and Irvine, Jacqueline, "Diversifying the Teaching Force: An Examination of Major Arguments." (2010). Department of Secondary and Special Education Scholarship and Creative Works. 8.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/second-spec-educ-facpubs/8
Published Citation
Villegas, A., & Irvine, J. (2010). Diversifying the Teaching Force: An Examination of Major Arguments. Urban Review, 42(3), 175–192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11256-010-0150-1