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Class in the Classroom: Perceptions and Beliefs of Middle Class African American Male Teachers Teaching Low-income African American Students
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Tutwiler, Patrick Alexander |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | CLASS IN THE CLASSROOM PERCEPTIONS AND BELIEFS OF MIDDLE CLASS AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE TEACHERS TEACHING LOW-INCOME AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS by Patrick Alexander Tutwiler Dissertation Director Dennis Shirley, Ed.D. Trends in the racial make-up of students attending American schools in large districts showed significant growth in the number of Black and Latino students as far back as 1987. Further, more than half of the students who attend school in these districts were eligible for free or reduced lunch (Planty, 2008). In sum, urban schools are increasingly populated by low-income students of color. Shifts in the urban student population necessitate changes in the way in which teaching and learning are conceptualized. As the population of the nation’s urban schools becomes increasingly Black and Hispanic, the need for a teaching force whose racial background matches the student body also increases (B. E. Cross, 2003; Dee, 2005; K. Howey, 1999; Ladson-Billings, 2000a). The suggestion is that teachers who teach children who are like themselves linguistically, culturally, and racially are the most ideal to facilitate learning (Martinez, 1994). Nonetheless, there is little scholarly discourse on the role or impact that socioeconomic class plays in scenarios where teachers and students share the same racial background. Using Ray Rist’s (1970) seminal work as an anchor, this study employed a qualitative approach to examine the perceptions of five African American male teachers who identify as middle class and who teach in schools or programs that serve predominantly |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://dlib.bc.edu/islandora/object/bc-ir:102046/datastream/PDF/download/citation.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
