Article
The Power of Their Presence: Minority Group Teachers and Schooling
Review of Educational Research
(2000)
Abstract
This review focuses on the experiences of minority group teachers as they move into teacher credential programs and then into the teaching profession. Research reports published between 1989 and 1998 were considered if they focused on the experiences of preservice and in-service minority group teachers in public school contexts. After a descriptive synthesis provides a snap-shot of the actual experiences of minority group teachers in schooling, a social justice framework is used to guide teacher educators and school-based professionals in their construction of robust recruitment and retention programs. This review demonstrates the power of the presence of minority group teachers but also demonstrates the obstacles to full realization of their potential. Perhaps the opportunity to imagine the possibilities of schooling in the context of making a real difference in students' lives is the catalyst minority group people need to enter and remain in the teaching profession.
Keywords
- Minority group teachers,
- Teaching social justice
Disciplines
Publication Date
December 1, 2000
DOI
10.3102/00346543070004485
Publisher Statement
Published by SAGE
Citation Information
Alice Quiocho and Francisco Rios. "The Power of Their Presence: Minority Group Teachers and Schooling" Review of Educational Research Vol. 70 Iss. 4 (2000) p. 485 - 528 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/francisco_rios/87/