1st Edition

Men Educators of Color in U.S. Public Schools and Abroad

Edited By Ashley N. Woodson, Travis J. Bristol Copyright 2024
194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

This book reflects the diversity and possibility of critical research in education, with an emphasis on the examination of the intersections of social identities for men teachers of color, and the relationship between social identity and struggles for political and professional agency. The authors address race and race inequality in education and provide a strong theoretical foundation for... Read more

Introduction: On Charting a Research Agenda for Men Teachers of Color

Ashley N. Woodson and Travis J. Bristol

 

1. Black men teaching: toward a theory of social isolation in organizations

Travis J. Bristol

 

2. ‘The world they’ve been born into’: Black male teachers on Blackness, masculinities and leadership

Ashley N. Woodson, Jovani Jones and Shawn Gowder

 

3. The Black male teacher: a 10-year content analysis of empirical research

Jamaal Young and Jemimah Young

 

4. The diversity trap? Critical explorations of black male teachers’ negotiations of leadership and learning in London state schools

Derron Wallace

 

5. Meeting myself: race-gender oppression and a genre study of Black men teachers’ interactions with Black boys

Chezare A. Warren

 

6. Missing misters: uncovering the pedagogies and positionalities of male teachers of color in the school lives of Black and Latino adolescent boys

Roderick L. Carey

 

7. The salience of Black mentors on the teaching praxis of Latino male teachers

Cleveland Hayes

 

8. ‘How I show up for Brown and Black students’: Asian American male mathematics teachers seeking solidarity

Kari Kokka and Theodore Chao

 

Afterword: Towards new visions of justice with and beyond men of color teachers

Michael V. Singh

Biography

Ashley N. Woodson is a mother, teacher and higher education activist. In addition to advocating for promising practices in social studies teacher education, Dr. Woodson researches the civic identities and freedom dreams of Black adolescents in the postindustrial Midwest. She is currently the Associate Vice President of Academic Outreach at Albion College, USA.

Travis J. Bristol is Associate Professor of teacher education and education policy at the University of California, Berkeley’s School of Education, USA. His research explores the practices that support teacher and student learning and the policies that enable and constrain teacher workplace experiences and retention. Dr. Bristol has published over 60 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, policy briefs, and opinion editorials. Most recently he co-edited The Handbook of Research on Teachers of Color and Indigenous Teachers. Dr. Bristol is chair of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Board of Directors.