ERIC Number: ED624130
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Apr
Pages: 16
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Differences in Teacher Background and School Structure by Racial/Ethnic Congruence between Teachers and Students. CEME Technical Report. CEMETR-2021-04
Lambert, Richard G.; McCarthy, Christopher J.; Dillard, Jendayi B.; Fitchett, Paul; Mosley, Kristen C.
Center for Educational Measurement and Evaluation
Differences in personal characteristics, professional qualifications, and contextual factors for congruent and incongruent Black, Hispanic, and White teachers were investigated using data from the National Teacher and Principal Survey (n[subscript teachers]=25,420; n[subscript schools]=5,500). Racial/ethnic congruence was defined as the match between the predominant race/ethnicity of students within a school and the teacher's own race/ethnicity. White incongruent elementary and secondary teachers were less qualified than their congruent counterparts. There were few differences in teacher qualifications between congruent and incongruent Black and Hispanic teachers. This study demonstrates that predominantly White schools employ more qualified teachers given the substantial differences between White congruent and incongruent teachers and thereby illustrates yet another aspect of systemic inequities in U.S. schools. [This paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association.]
Descriptors: Teacher Background, Racial Differences, African American Teachers, Minority Group Teachers, White Teachers, Student Characteristics, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Hispanic Americans, Minority Group Students, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Qualifications, Institutional Characteristics, Racial Composition
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Center for Educational Measurement and Evaluation (CEME)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Teacher and Principal Survey (NCES)
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