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ERIC Number: EJ644099
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0737-5328
Changing the Face of Teaching: Preparing Educators for Diverse Settings.
Collier, Marta D.
Teacher Education Quarterly, v29 n1 p49-59 Win 2002
Examines events contributing to the decline in numbers of African American teachers, identifying their importance to all students and describing how teacher educators are working to increase teacher diversity. The paper introduces "Teach for Arkansas," which advances diversity and increases the minority teaching force by forming partnerships between four-year and two- year colleges and utilizing distance education. (SM)
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Black Students, Black Teachers, Culturally Relevant Education, Distance Education, Diversity (Faculty), Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Partnerships in Education, Preservice Teacher Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Arkansas