Black Male Teachers: Diversifying the United States' Teacher Workforce

by Chance W. Lewis

Recently, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan suggested that placing Black men in the classroom as teachers is a critical need in the American educational system. Many education policymakers and researchers falsely believe that Black male teachers have a primary responsibility to foster the social development of Black male students. However, increasing the presence of Black male teachers improves the diversity of the profession and should be viewed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781906211
• ISBN13: 9781781906217
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"