ERIC Number: EJ1285788
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2984
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Watering Our Own Lawn: Exploring the Impact of a Collaborative Approach to Recruiting African Caribbean STEM Majors into Teaching
Lawrence, Salika; Johnson, Tabora; Small, Chiyedza
Journal of Negro Education, v88 n3 p391-406 Sum 2019
Case study methods were used to examine the implementation and process used to recruit STEM majors of color into teaching. This article describes a one-year pilot designed to recruit biology majors into teaching. Analyses of the meeting minutes, as well as focus group, and field notes, and participants' reflections revealed that mentorship was an important aspect of the program. Results also show STEM majors of color who decide to pursue teaching, experience internal conflict from tensions about whether to fulfill their family's goal of a career in medicine. Consequently, recruitment initiatives that target STEM majors of color should consider the cultural and identity shifts necessary to transition from being a STEM major to a teacher candidate.
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, STEM Education, Majors (Students), Program Implementation, Program Evaluation, Minority Group Students, Career Choice, Pilot Projects, Mentors
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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