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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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Black Men Teaching: Toward a Theory of Social Isolation in Organizations
Race, Ethnicity and Education, v23 n3 p288-306 2020
While there continues to be increasing research about Black male teachers' school-based experiences, there is less empirical evidence on the variation in these experiences for this subgroup. Drawing on Kanter's Theory of Numbers and Group Composition, the researcher used the qualitative method to compare the perceptions of Black male teachers in schools that employ just one Black male teacher versus schools with larger numbers of Black male teachers. A theory of social isolation in organizations is proposed to explain differences in the variation of school-based experiences for Black male teachers. When compared to Black men in schools with larger percentages of Black male teachers on the faculty, those Black men who were the only Black male teachers on their faculty were more likely to describe feeling socially isolated and disconnected from their colleagues.
Descriptors: African American Teachers, Males, Social Isolation, Professional Isolation, Urban Schools, Disproportionate Representation, Phenomenology, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Peer Relationship, Collegiality
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Language: English
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