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Grande, Marya; Burns, Barbara; Schmidt, Raquel; Marable, Michele A. – Teacher Educator, 2009
This article describes a paid field experience designed to investigate teacher candidates' willingness to teach in urban schools. Seventy-three teacher candidates each participated in an urban field experience including 90 hours of tutoring and 12 hours of training. Data from pre and post surveys indicated no significant difference as the number…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Urban Teaching, Summer Programs, Incentives
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Seider, Scott; Huguley, James P. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2009
Watts, Williams, and Jagers (2003) define critical consciousness as an awareness of existing social inequities and their history, including the processes and outcomes of oppression. Many scholars and reformers are asking secondary-level educators to deepen the critical consciousness of their teenage students by teaching them about ways in which…
Descriptors: Urban Teaching, Educational Environment, Educational Opportunities, Teacher Attitudes