Support New Minority Teachers through Culture, Community and Collaboration

Support New Minority Teachers through Culture, Community and Collaboration

While it is always a challenge to support and retain new teachers, supporting minority1 educators is especially significant if we are ever to reach a more equitable demographic balance in schools. Many teachers can feel overwhelmed and under-prepared to effectively address the cultural and linguisti...

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Main Authors: Alejandra Favela, Danielle Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Portland State University 2008-01-01
Series:Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
Online Access:https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/29979
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spelling doaj-b5af63fccfad4e01ae68c0655349e4dc2021-07-26T15:35:13ZengPortland State UniversityNorthwest Journal of Teacher Education2638-40352008-01-016110.15760/nwjte.2008.6.1.4Support New Minority Teachers through Culture, Community and CollaborationAlejandra Favela0Danielle Torres1Lewis & Clark CollegeLewis & Clark CollegeWhile it is always a challenge to support and retain new teachers, supporting minority1 educators is especially significant if we are ever to reach a more equitable demographic balance in schools. Many teachers can feel overwhelmed and under-prepared to effectively address the cultural and linguistic diversity prevalent in today's classrooms. Additionally, minority teachers often experience distinct developmental issues too often neglected in support programs designed for new teachers.https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/29979
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description While it is always a challenge to support and retain new teachers, supporting minority1 educators is especially significant if we are ever to reach a more equitable demographic balance in schools. Many teachers can feel overwhelmed and under-prepared to effectively address the cultural and linguistic diversity prevalent in today's classrooms. Additionally, minority teachers often experience distinct developmental issues too often neglected in support programs designed for new teachers.
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