DOCUMENT RESUME ED 301 535 SP 030 598 AUTHOR Middleton, Ernest J., Ed.; Mason, Emanuel J., Ed. TITLE Recruitment and Retention of Minority Students in Teacher Education. Proceedings of the National Invitational Conference (Lexington, Kentucky, March 29-April 1, 1987). INSTITUTION ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education, Washington, D.C. SPONS AGENCY Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. REPORT NO ISBN-0-8403-4733-2 PUB DATE 88 CONTRACT 400-86-0033 NOTE 158p: AVAILABLE FROMERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education, Suite 610, One Dupont Circle, Washington, DC 20036 ($17.95). PUB TYPE Collected Works - Conference Proceedings (021) -- Information Analyses - ERIC Information Analysis Products (071) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Higher Education; *Minority Group Teachers; Preservice Teacher Education; Program Development; Program Evaluation; *School Holding Power; *Schools of Education; *Student Recruitment; *Teachet Education Programs ABSTRACT Presentations at this conference focused on the following topics: (1) the recruitment and retention of minorities in teacher education; (2) history and social psychology of the issue; (3) futuristic views and minority participation in the 1990s; (4) comparison of teacher education programs in traditionally black and white institutions; (5) profiles of existing programs; (6) recruitment/marketing strategies for minorities in teacher education; (7) group problem solving and the task before us; (8) a model for recruitment and retention of minority students in teacher education; and (9) planning for the future: a national perspective. A list of participants is included as well as summaries of work group discussions. (JD) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********** * ******* * ****** *********** ****** ******** ******************** TEACHER EDUCATION MONOGRAPH NO.8 re\ O re\ La RECRUITMENT RETENTIONOF MINORITY STUDENTS TEACHER EDUCATION Proceedings of the 1987 National Invitational Conference Edited by Ernest J. Middleton Emanual J. Mason U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Once of Educattortai Research andImprovement CLEARINGHOUSE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION ON TEACHER CENTER (ERIC/ EDUCATION 0 This ocument has beenreproduced as received from the person or organization ongtnating at. 0 Minor changes have been made to rove reproduction quality, Points of view or opt n tons state dtn this doctr ment do not necessarily represent official OERI posihon or O0ItCy. ERIC 2 Recruitment and Retention of Minority Students in Teacher Education Proceedings of the National Invitational Conference March 29 - April 1, 1987 Lexington, Kentucky Edited by Ernest J. Middleton Emanuel J. Mason University of Kentucky 1(grtdallP7iurg Publishing Company^ Dubuque. Iowa 3 design: Sara B. Mann Editorial A.'ant This edition has been printed directly from camera .ready copy. Copyright 0 1938 Kendall/Ilunt Publishing Co.npany ISBN 04403-1733-2 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic. mechanical. photocopying, recordmg, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6$ 4 3 2 1 4 Contents Acknowlegements ri Foreword vii Donald Sands, David Allen, Ronald Walton, Edgar Sagan, William C. Parker I.Introduction 1 Ernest Middleton. Emanuel J. Mason II. The Recruitment and Retention of Minorities in Teacher Education 13 Roderick Paige III. Overview of Minority Recruitment and Retention A. History and social psychology of the issue 27 Eugene Kelly, Mary E. Dilworth, Richard Angelo B. Futuristic Views and Minority Participation in the 1990s 38 David E. Denton, Donna Gollnick C. Comparison of Teacher Education Programs in Traditionally 44 Black and White Institutions Jennifer Friday, Ivan Banks, Emanuel J. Mason D. Profiles of Existing Programs 56 Rita Greer, John Norton, Patricia Graham E. Recruitment/ Marketing Strategies for Minorities in 66 Teacher Education Kendall Rice, Charles Whitehead, James Banks, Paul D. Isaac, Annette Shakir, Simon Johnson IV. Group Problem Solving and the Task Before Us 85 William C. Parker V. A Model for Recruitment and Retention of Minority Students in 87 Teacher Education Ernest J. Middleton, Emanuel J. Mason, William E. Stilwell, William C. Parker VI. Planning for the Future: A National Perspective 99 David Imig, Barbara Holmes VII. Summary 109 Ernest J. Middleton iii 5 References 111 Appendix 115 A. Participants B. Work Group Summaries Group I: Recruitment - Billie Slaughter Group II: Retention - Doris Weathers Group III: University Structure - Cathy Rosebud Group IV: Community Support - Robert Parker iv 6 Acknowledgements Many people and agencies participated in bringing this conference to fruition. First, our sincere thanks and appreciation to all the participants of the Na- tional Invitational Conference on the Recruitment and Retention of Minority Stu- dents in Teacher Education Programs. In addition, the editors also feel a debt of gratitude to the following agencies for their financial and other forms of support: Chancellor's Office, Lexington Campus, University of Kentucky Kentucky Education Association, Minority Affairs Committee LexingtonFayette County Urban League Fayette County Education Association Office of the ViceChancellor of Minority Affairs, University of Kentucky Kentucky Department of Education Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Lexington, KY The conference organizers address particular appreciation to the staff of the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education who were helpful in identifying and locating individuals and organizations for participation in the confer- ence. Additional appreciation is expressed to Barbara Holmes, David Imig, Roder- ick Paige, Reginald Wilson, and Elaine Witty who contributed to the conference in numerous important ways. Our sincerest thanks to Dean Edgar Sagan, Dean of the College of Educa- tion at the University of Kentucky. Without his patience, enthusiastic support, and encouragement the conference would have been impossible. Also, we thank Harry Barnard, Acting Chairperson of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and Fred Danner, Chairperson of the Educational and Counseling Psychology Depart- ment for their understanding and support of our efforts to make the conference a reality. We had an excellent assistance in the planning stages from Renee Anion, Ivan Banks, Victor Gaines, Helen Harrah, Wayne Harvey, Bernard Minn:s WiNiam Parker, William E. Stilwell, Elizabeth Taylor, and Doris Weathers, all members of the planning committee. Helen and Wayne also must be recognized for going beyond the call of duty in their manning the conference registration desk and helping with the hotel arrangements and the needs of individual participants. Special thanks go to Jonathan Prasse, Ann Graves, Ramona McGlennon, Deborah Chandler, Janice Coleman, and Leslie Snyder for transcribing the tapes and typing v the various papers and correspondence associated with the conference. Thanks also to Dan Vantrese for his assistance with the design of the program flyer and Sara Mason, whose editorial skills served us in good stead in the preparation of this document. Finally we thank our wives and family for their love, understanding, patience, and sacrifice while we pursued this task. E. J. M. E. J. M. vi 8 Foreword As Americans, we live in a heterogeneous society. That, I think, is the Donald E. Sands special strength of our country. This nation cannot prosper and may not survive, Vice Chancellor for however, unless all groups, races, and cultures participate in its most important Academic Affairs work - the education of its youth. Black children need black teachers and they 'University of need white teachers. And so do white children. Teachers are the role models, Kentucy the patterns of success, the images of respect. They are also the bridge to cultural understanding, which is so vital to whether or not such a diverse society as ours can endure. We are not doing well at the college level in recruiting and retaining minority students. We are also falling further behind in recruiting and retaining minority faculty. Higher education cannot prepare the faculty for the next generation if we do not get the students now, and we cannot get the students into college if they are dropping out of high school. This conference was organized as a step toward addressing these complex issues. The meeting focused on the recruitment and retention of minorities In teacher education, but the knowledge and understanding gained in these discussions is rolevant to ail facets of education, and indeed to all of society. 111=4561.1. The issue of minority recruitment is of crucial importance to us as David Affen today's educators. The Kentucky Education Association is proud to participate President of the and to co-sponsor this conference. Kent uc4 Education The members of the teaching profession firmly believe that the forecasts Association for minority shortages in teaching must not be allowed to occur. For indeed, should such a shortage occur,.the impact will be greatest on the minority child. We believe that shortages in the profession can best be averted by granting classroom teachers the autonomy they deserve and by setting salaries commensurate with their training and competitive with comparable careers. KEA acts to recruit teachers when we commit to kids. We recruit teachers when we