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What research methods have been used in the past to investigate how culturally relevant teaching practices are beneficial to students? What research methods have been used to explain how Black teachers positively impact student self-efficacy and achievement?

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What research methods have been used in the past to investigate how culturally relevant teaching practices are beneficial to students? What research methods have been used to explain how Black teachers positively impact student self-efficacy and achievement?

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The Impact of Black Teachers and Why We Need Them

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The Impact of Black Teachers and Why We Need Them

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What are the common theories that have been used to explain the need for Black teachers?

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What are the common theories that have been used to explain the need for Black teachers?

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McKinney de Royston, M., Madkins, T. C., Givens, J. R., & Nasir, N. S. (2021). “I’m a Teacher, I’m Gonna Always Protect You”: Understanding Black Educators’ Protection of Black Children. American Educational Research Journal, 58(1), 68-106. https://doi-org.libproxy.csudh.edu/10.3102/0002831220921119

Cheng, D. A. (2019). Teacher Racial Composition and Exclusion Rates Among Black or African American Students. Education and Urban Society, 51(6), 822-847. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013124517748724

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Graham, A., & Erwin, K. D. (2011). “I Don’t Think Black Men Teach Because How They Get Treated as Students”: High-Achieving African American Boys’ Perceptions of Teaching as a Career Option. The Journal of Negro Education, 80(3), 398–416.

Webb, B. J., & Lawrence, S. C. (2024). Can We Talk for a Minute? Understanding Asset-Based Mechanisms for Academic Achievement from the Voices of High-Achieving Black Students. The Urban Review, 1-18.

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Lynn, M. (2002). Critical Race Theory and the Perspectives of Black Men Teachers in the Los Angeles Public Schools. Equity & Excellence

Duncan, K. E. (2022). ‘That’s my job’: black teachers’ perspectives on helping black students navigate white supremacy. Race Ethnicity and Education, 25(7), 978-996.

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Blazar, D. (2024). Why Black Teachers Matter. Educational Researcher, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X241261336

Cheng, D. A. (2019). Teacher Racial Composition and Exclusion Rates Among Black or African American Students. Education and Urban Society, 51(6), 822-847. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013124517748724

Douglas, B., Lewis, C. W., Douglas, A., Scott, M. E., & Garrison-Wade, D. (2008). The impact of white teachers on the academic achievement of black students: An exploratory qualitative analysis. Educational foundations, 22, 47-62.

Gershenson, S., Holt, S. B., & Papageorge, N. W. (2016). Who believes in me? The effect of student–teacher demographic match on teacher expectations. Economics of education review, 52, 209-224.

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Webb, B. J., & Lawrence, S. C. (2024). Can We Talk for a Minute? Understanding Asset-Based Mechanisms for Academic Achievement from the Voices of High-Achieving Black Students. The Urban Review, 1-18.

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Ross, K. M., Nasir, N. I. S., Givens, J. R., de Royston, M. M., Vakil, S., Madkins, T. C., & Philoxene, D. (2016). “I do this for all of the reasons America doesn't want me to”: The organic pedagogies of Black male instructors. Equity & Excellence in Education, 49(1), 85-99.

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What questions are already being asked in research on Black teachers? 

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What questions are already being asked in research on Black teachers? 

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1. ‘‘What does it mean to care about children from marginalized communities, given the political and social context in which education takes place?’’ (Valenzuela, 1999, (p. xvi).

2. What is the relationship between teacher racial composition and exclusion rates among Black students in elementary, middle, and high schools, and does it differ for White or all students? (Cheng, 2019)

3. How do Black students' K-12 experiences shape their perception of teachers and teaching as a career option? (Graham & Erwin, 2011).

4. What protective factors did Black studemts experience that contributed to their academic success? (Webb & Lawrence, 2024).

5. Does racial identity inform pedagogy? (Lynn, 2002).

6. How does having a Black teacher influence a Black student's self-perception and belief in their ability to succeed academically? (NCTQ)

7. How does a Black teacher's cultural knowledge and experiences contribute to a more supportive learning environment for Black students?

8. What is the Black student
experience?

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Blazar, D. (2024). Why Black Teachers Matter. Educational Researcher, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X241261336

Cheng, D. A. (2019). Teacher Racial Composition and Exclusion Rates Among Black or African American Students. Education and Urban Society, 51(6), 822-847. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013124517748724

Gershenson, S., Holt, S. B., & Papageorge, N. W. (2016). Who believes in me? The effect of student–teacher demographic match on teacher expectations. Economics of education review, 52, 209-224.

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Douglas, B., Lewis, C. W., Douglas, A., Scott, M. E., & Garrison-Wade, D. (2008). The impact of white teachers on the academic achievement of black students: An exploratory qualitative analysis. Educational foundations, 22, 47-62.

Duncan, K. E. (2022). ‘That’s my job’: black teachers’ perspectives on helping black students navigate white supremacy. Race Ethnicity and Education, 25(7), 978-996.

Graham, A., & Erwin, K. D. (2011). “I Don’t Think Black Men Teach Because How They Get Treated as Students”: High-Achieving African American Boys’ Perceptions of Teaching as a Career Option. The Journal of Negro Education, 80(3), 398–416. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41341142

Lynn, M. (2002). Critical Race Theory and the Perspectives of Black Men Teachers in the Los Angeles Public Schools. Equity & Excellence in Education, 35(2), 119–130. https://doi-org.libproxy.csudh.edu/10.1080/713845287

McKinney de Royston, M., Madkins, T. C., Givens, J. R., & Nasir, N. S. (2021). “I’m a Teacher, I’m Gonna Always Protect You”: Understanding Black Educators’ Protection of Black Children. American Educational Research Journal, 58(1), 68-106. https://doi-org.libproxy.csudh.edu/10.3102/0002831220921119

Ross, K. M., Nasir, N. I. S., Givens, J. R., de Royston, M. M., Vakil, S., Madkins, T. C., & Philoxene, D. (2016). “I do this for all of the reasons America doesn't want me to”: The organic pedagogies of Black male instructors. Equity & Excellence in Education, 49(1), 85-99.

Webb, B. J., & Lawrence, S. C. (2024). Can We Talk for a Minute? Understanding Asset-Based Mechanisms for Academic Achievement from the Voices of High-Achieving Black Students. The Urban Review, 1-18.

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Experimental Design

Random sampling

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Interpretative

Interviews

Thematic analysis

Observations

Field notes

Narrative inquiry

Phemenological

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what is the positive association with Black educators and Black students?

what factors play a role in the lack of Black male educators?

how are the experiences of Black students bettered through culturally responsive teaching practices?

does having a Black teacher positively impact the academic or social development of non-Black students?