Ethnic Matching (eBook)

Donald Easton-Brooks is a educational advocate, leader, scholar, and researcher whose aim is to promote, create, and engage in educational practices that focuses of equitable educational opprotunies for all students.

Forward: “Ethnic Matching:” Intriguing Idea, Challenging PracticeGeneva L. GayPrefaceWhere Do We Start?MotivationAcknowledgementsChapter 1: Framework of the BookPopulation Change in the U.S.Demography Shift in U.S. Public SchoolsSchools Are More than Black, White, and LatinxSystems, Challenges, and SolutionsChapter 2: Ethnic Matching As a ConceptDeveloping Perspective KnowledgeThe Impact of Perceptive KnowledgePerceptive DiscriminationPerceptive ExpectationsExpectation Combined With Race and EthnicityExplicit ExpectationsImplicit ExpectationsSituational ExpectationsExpectations and Ethnic-MatchingTakeawaysChapter 3: Ethnic Matching In PK-12 EducationImpacts of Ethnic Matching in P-12Response to Diversifying Teacher EducationTakeawaysChapter 4: What Can We Learn From Ethnic Matching?Let’s Start the ConversationBuild Positive Relationships with Students and CommunitySelf-Reflection and Honesty with SelfCultural Responsive Lessons and Student BehaviorsEmpathy with the Challenges Students FaceBe Patient and ResilientPatient Teaching through a Culturally Responsive LensResilient TeachingAdvocate for Justice and Believe in StudentsTakeawaysChapter 5: Practical Insight into the Impact of Teachers of Color on Students of ColorIntentional Approach to Teaching Students of ColorOblivious TeachersIrresponsible TeacherConscious TeachersActivist TeachersResponsive TeacherCultural Response to KnowledgeTakeawaysChapter 6: Challenges In Diversifying Teacher Education: Creating a More Culturally Responsive Educator WorkforceCommunities: Students of Color PopulationsA Missing ConversationTeachers of ColorThe Other Side of Teachers of ColorLocal and State Challenges in Diversifying Teacher EducationTeacher Preparation ProgramsTakeawaysChapter 7: Systematic Strategies For Developing A More Diverse And Culturally Responsive WorkforcePolicies and Diversifying Teacher EducationSchool Leaders and Diverse SchoolingGrow Your Own ProgramsRetention of Teachers of ColorTakeawaysConclusionNotesAbout the AuthorIndex