This paper provides an extensive literary review and presents guidelines and strategies to help school administrators recruit and retain highly effective minority teachers for culturally diverse school districts. The literature review identifies successful teacher recruitment approaches and specific techniques that make these approaches work.…

Although the number of minority students in U.S. schools continues to increase, the number of ethnically diverse teachers continues to decline. The multicultural classroom creates a demand for teachers who are aware of cultural differences within the student population. Minority teachers are in a unique position to understand these differences and…

This pamphlet provides a brief profile of independent schools, intended for minority teachers who are seeking a new and different teaching experience. It is said to provide answers to questions such as what an independent school is, what independent schools have to offer, who the students are, why there are few minority teachers, how best to serve…

The articles in this theme issue focus on urban education. The first essay, "The Changing Urban School" by Rosanne Bacon, notes the challenges of urban schools. As the nation's cities change to reflect a more diverse, multicultural, and multiethnic population, urban schools must meet the needs of a rapidly changing student population. Teachers are…

U.S. minority public school population is rapidly becoming the majority. The teaching force must reflect the changing population. There is an urgent need to recruit minority teachers into education. The article discusses ideas for attracting minority preservice teachers, presenting examples from successful programs. (SM)

Explored several Holmes Scholars' perceptions regarding the Holmes Scholars Network's influence upon their career development, examining conditions that affected entry into teaching. Four participant researchers collaboratively examined their personal narratives and research texts. Results found three themes: mapping new destinations, surviving in…

Nontraditional teacher candidates often must make Herculean efforts and financial sacrifices to prepare for new classroom careers. The Portland (Oregon) Teachers Program is addressing the shortage of minority teachers by recruiting minority students, many beginning second careers, and providing tuition wavers and mentoring support. Three other…

In this chapter, the authors argue that increasing the racial/ethnic diversity of the teacher workforce should be a key component of any system that aims to supply schools with well-prepared teachers for all students. The authors first explain why they think attention and resources should be devoted to increasing the diversity of the teacher…

This report provides background information concerning recruitment of teachers in Maryland, especially minority teachers; identifies current initiatives; and presents new directions. Actions were taken by a task force established by the Maryland State Board of Education to recruit teachers in critical shortage areas and to promote teaching as a…

This brief report summarizes a longer report with the same title. It examines the problems of the increasingly severe shortage of qualified teachers in American higher education and the need to recruit large numbers of new faculty during the next decade and, as the potential solution to both problems, the recruiting of women to fill these faculty…

This monograph represents efforts of individuals committed to promoting increased ethnic and cultural diversity in the teaching profession. it is organized into four sections. Section 1, "An Overview," is followed by the second section, "Nature and Need," which includes the chapters: "Defining an Ethnically Diverse…

This paper examines factors which may impact on recruitment and retention of members of the African-American teaching pool. Data were gathered through questionnaires and interviews administered to prospective and beginning teachers (N=41) to determine background characteristics, reasons for entering the teaching profession, experiences in teacher…

Descriptions are given of three programs at the University of Missouri-Columbia which were implemented to recruit talented minority students into a career of teaching. The first of these, the Brooks Scholarships, are basically "full-ride" scholarships which provide a $3,000 scholarship renewable for 4 years. Two-thirds of the funding is…

The enrollment of minority students is increasing while the pool of minority teachers is decreasing. The model program described in this document was used as a way to increase the number of future minority teachers, particularly blacks, for the classrooms in a large urban school district in Florida. The target group consisted of Florida Future…

A teaching assessment workshop was sponsored by the University of Northern Colorado Department of Sociology and College of Education. The participants were educators from inner city schools, teachers working with at-risk students, and future teachers willing to work with minority students. The goals of the workshop were to: (1) assess strengths…