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ERIC Number: EJ524501
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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African Americans in Higher Education Special Education: Issues in Recruitment and Retention.
Cartledge, Gwendolyn; And Others
Teacher Education and Special Education, v18 n3 p166-78 Sum 1995
This article reviews research on the shortage of African Americans in university special education faculties, identifying problems in the faculty development system and possible solutions. Suggestions focus on improving available financial support, mentoring, and developing opportunities for creative research and writing, in order to recruit, prepare, and retain African American special education teacher educators. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Blacks, Disabilities, Faculty Development, Faculty Mobility, Higher Education, Mentors, Minority Group Teachers, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Educator Education, Teacher Educators, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Supply and Demand
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans