Diversifying the Teaching Force: An Examination of Major Arguments

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Identifying Personal and Contextual Factors that Contribute to Attrition Rates for Texas Public School Teachers (2012, background): “Perhaps, they encompass a more collective culture, greater sense of community, and greater commitment to social justice (Flores, Ek, & Sánchez, 2011; Villegas & Irvine, 2010) than younger White teachers.”
Retaining Black Teachers: An Examination of Black Female Teachers’ Intentions to Remain in K-12 Classrooms (2016, background): “…Black teachers are particularly suited to teach Black students because Black teachers can assist students in building cultural bridges to learning (Villegas & Irvine, 2010; Villegas & Lucas, 2004), the Black teacher shortage and the low representation of Black teachers in U.S. public schools…”
Recruitment, Retention, and the Minority Teacher Shortage (2011, background): “The assumption is that synchronicity is a 2 valuable resource in teaching and learning (Villegas & Irvine, 2010; Gandara & Maxwell-Jolley, 2000; Valencia, 2002; Haycock, 2001; Foster, 1994; Achinstein & Aguirre, 2008).”
Exposure to Same-Race Teachers and Student Disciplinary Outcomes for Black Students in North Carolina (2017, background): “For instance, if, on average, students have better rapport with same-race teachers (Villegas & Irvine, 2010), they may be less likely to act up in class.”