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ERIC Number: EJ500410
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4871
Why Students of Color Are Not Entering Teaching: Reflections from Minority Teachers.
Gordon, June A.
Journal of Teacher Education, v45 n5 p346-53 Nov-Dec 1994
The focus question of this article, why students of color are not entering teaching, is part of a larger study which explored impediments people of color face in their search for an adequate education. The 17 themes that emerged from the minority teachers' responses focused on negative experiences in school, social and economic obstacles, and cultural and community concerns. (SM)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Higher Education, Minority Group Children, Minority Group Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Racial Discrimination, Socioeconomic Influences, Teacher Background, Teaching (Occupation)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Diversity (Student)