Race, Culture and Agency: Examining the Ideologies and Practices of US Teachers of Black Male Students

Authors

Quaylan Allen, Chapman UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2015

Abstract

This study examines teachers of Black male students in a United States secondary school setting. Qualitative methods were used to document teachers' ideologies of and practices with their Black male students. In general, teachers drew upon competing structural and cultural explanations of Black male social and academic outcomes, while also engaging in practices that contested school barriers for Black males. Teacher beliefs about and practices with their Black male students were inconsistent in many ways, yet their agency on behalf of Black males might be understood as essential to Black male educational progress.

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NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Teaching and Teacher Education. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Teaching and Teacher Education, volume 47, in 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2014.12.010

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Recommended Citation

Allen, Q. (2015). Race, culture and agency: Examining the ideologies and practices of US teachers of Black male students. Teaching and Teacher Education 47, 71-81. doi:10.1016/j.tate.2014.12.010

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Elsevier

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