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Nationally, school districts and postsecondary institutions are developing and implementing a variety of initiatives to close the teacher diversity gap. Unfortunately, only 20% of teachers are from ethnic and racial backgrounds, yet schools educate majority-minority populations. More troubling, less than 2% of teachers are Black males (Walker, 2020).

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Non- experimental quantitative design reference for proposal

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Non- experimental quantitative design reference for proposal

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Walker, L. J. (2020) Deconstructing the Challenges Black Male Preservice Teachers Encounter in Rural Schools, Peabody Journal of Education, 95:5, 513-520, DOI: 10.1080/0161956X.2020.1828686

Wilson, D. [New Leaders Council] (2019, August 24). The Need of Black Male Teachers in Rural America. [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwzn-Fw1mQw

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Due to a increasing amount of companies leaving the rural communities and going overseas many of the funds that would attract black male preservice teachers within our school district have left and has caused for us not to have additional resources, access to higher education teaching programs and mentorship.

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Is the existence of the factories in Holmes County correlated to the lack of Black male preservice teachers?

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This study seek to understand and describe the challenges in recruiting black male preservice educators to rural communities. We will also provide recommendation for education programs and stakeholders.

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The population will based in a recruiting and training program offered to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly White Institutions in Mississippi that have Black male educators. There will be a sample of 100 students.

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The design for this study is a correlational prospective design that be utilized to discover the future effect on the population of interest.

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Data collection will be collected through a student teacher assessment and a student teacher tracker that will share with the reader the certain steps that they had to take such as student centers, literacy hours, or modeling a lesson for principal, students and teachers. The assessment will be administered at the designated schools by the peer teachers and principals that selected the black male educators for their specific school.

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Threats to Internal and External Validity

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Threats to Internal and External Validity

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External Validity: Many educators who come from Holmes County do not return back to Holmes County as an educator.
Internal Validity: Black Male Teachers usually feel isolated and ignored through many factors such as adequate housing, limited economic opportunities and state educational assistance.

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The  Need of Black Male Teachers in Rural America

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The  Need of Black Male Teachers in Rural America

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Devonte Wilson

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Devonte Wilson's Spark! Talk: The Need of Black Male Teachers in Rural America