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

ABSTRACT

Increasing the number of Black men teachers and single-sex schooling options have been heralded as necessary to reverse trends in the failure of US education institutions to adequately educate Black boys. Too little research interrogates Black men teachers’ interactions with Black boys for how they might reinforce anti-oppressive conceptions of race, gender and sexuality. A genre study – the multidimensional, intersectional examination of social identity to explain one’s persistent dehumanization – was utilized to investigate how Black men teachers’ interactions with Black boys shape the boys’ understanding of Black manhood and masculinities. Regardless of schooling arrangement, findings suggest Black men teachers must recognize and disavow hegemonic gender logics in interaction efforts aimed at improving Black boys’ lives. Additionally, I argue the potential of Black men teachers’ interactions with Black boys to function as sites for reimagining Black boys’ humanity in ways that counter persistent messages of their inferiority and disposability (i.e. aniblackness).     

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

ABSTRACT

While there continues to be increasing research about Black male teachers’ school-based experiences, there is less empirical evidence on the variation in these experiences for this subgroup. Drawing on Kanter’s Theory of Numbers and Group Composition, the researcher used the qualitative method to compare the perceptions of Black male teachers in schools that employ just one Black male teacher versus schools with larger numbers of Black male teachers. A theory of social isolation in organizations is proposed to explain differences in the variation of school-based experiences for Black male teachers. When compared to Black men in schools with larger percentages of Black male teachers on the faculty, those Black men who were the only Black male teachers on their faculty were more likely to describe feeling socially isolated and disconnected from their colleagues.     

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

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to characterize the last decade of Black male teacher empirical research. The present study aimed to elucidate the most salient themes, commonalities, and departures in the literature on Black male educators. A quantitative content analysis was performed to systematically characterize the research trends present in this line of inquiry. The data were collected using an inductively generated coding scheme. A sample of n = 31 studies were identified and examined from articles published between 2006 and 2016. Then frequency data were computed to characterize the data under investigation. The study results indicate that Black male teacher research is nuanced and burgeoning, despite several lapses in article production. The results of this study contribute to the literature on Black male teacher recruitment, retention, and experiences by providing a survey of current research trends that suggest areas of strength, as well as challenges warranting further consideration.     

西北农村教师生存境况的调查及思考

在问卷调查和深度访谈的基础上,结合相关文献资料,对西北农村教师的生存境况进行了全面描述,结果表明:农村教师的工资水平不断提升,但由于工作任务繁重、社会地位不高、自我职业认同度底、职业流动困难及发展空间狭窄等方面因素的影响,部分农村教师压力巨大、身心疲惫,职业厌倦感明显。因此,要改善西北农村教师的生存境况,需要政府承担主体责任,继续加大教育经费投入并优化分配机制,优化组合教育资源,优化农村教育环境;需要营造尊重教师自我价值和现实需求的良好社会氛围;需要教师个人树立职业情感以增强职业成就感。      

福州市幼儿教师心理健康状况及其影响因素分析

采用SCL-90症状自评量表,对福州市6所幼儿园的151名幼儿教师进行测试,探讨幼儿教师心理健康状况,结果表明：心理健康水平显著低于全国成人常模;心理健康问题检出率排前三位的依次是强迫症状、抑郁、躯体化;公办园幼儿教师的心理健康状况差于民办园幼儿教师;不同学历、不同年龄、不同月收入的幼儿教师心理健康状况差别不显著;教龄高的幼儿教师心理健康状况差于教龄低的幼儿教师;对自己的收入越满意、对职业越喜欢、职业满意度越高、职业幸福感越高,则心理健康水平倾向于越高。     

新形势下高校教师思想政治工作困境及对策研究

师德师风建设是高校教师思想政治工作的核心内容。当前高校教师思想政治工作还面临一些现实困境：工作重心转移, 方法手段单一且落后,教师人格养成的后现代嬗变,市场本位导向下的思想政治工作主体地位嬗变。创新思想政治工作,就必 须进行观念创新,以高校青年教师为主要对象,以师德师风建设为主要内容,充分占领网络制高点,注重实效,以机制构建和路 径创新为核心,增强高校教师思想政治工作实效。     

行业特色大学人文社科类教师职业压力及缓解对策

作为高等教育重要的构成部分,行业特色大学具有自己特殊的地位。随着行业特色大学分配制度、人事制度等相关改革的深入,行业特色大学中的人文社科类教师面临着一些特定的职业压力。这种压力往往与行业特色大学特殊的工作环境以及学校对人文社科类教师采取的政策相关。对于行业特色大学而言,应该立足于学校自身的行业特色,了解和分析人文社科类教师的职业压力情况,采取有针对性的措施,缓解或消除其职业压力,使之更好地从事教学与研究工作。同时,对人文社科类教师自身而言,寻找适当的职业压力自我疏解通道也是必要的。     

公立高校教师心理契约违背的影响因素分析

基于心理契约理论,对高校教师心理契约形成过程、心理契约违背发生、发生心理契约违背对高校教师行为的具体影响等方面进行了深入分析。先后选取了东中西部十余所公立高校的230名高校教师进行调查,结果发现：影响公立高校教师心理契约违背的重要因素主要包括稳定的工作保障、良好的行政服务和高效完成工作任务等九项重要指标。     

小学新任教师职业自信问题及对策

刚步入小学教师岗位的新任教师,在角色转换中往往会产生诸多的不适应,难免陷入自卑的泥潭,丧失职业自信,甚至产生辞职想法。为此,要客观认识新任教师阶段,建立教育信念与信仰,全面看待学生成绩的“进退”,做好SWOT分析与教学笔记,利用网络资源和线下交流学习,提升职业自信与职业能力。     

在平等中对话 在对话中共享——王尚文语文教学师生关系论解读

在王尚文的语文教育论著中,包含着大量关于语文教学的师生关系的论述.他运用语文教育教学的新理念,提出要建立一种切合语文学科特性且又符合时代发展要求的新型的师生关系.这首先要求从根本上清除教师头脑中残存的传统教育观念中一些消极的意识,以实现真正意义上的师生平等,然后以此为前提,在语文教育教学过程中又实现真正意义上的师生对话.而这样的对话,则会形成一种使师生双方均能获益的教师"让学"学生"让教"的和谐的关系.