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AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE TEACHER SHORTAGE

o perceptions of low social status regarding a current teaching position.

For this study Low Teacher Salary is operationally defined by the questions on the African American Teacher Survey related to perceptions of economic status or low salary regarding a current teaching position.

The findings of this study will determine if the variables studied, teacher status and salary are the primary motivating factors related to teacher shortage. This information will be useful in determining more appropriate incentives for the African American male teacher.

The procedures used to conduct this research study include a review of relevant literature presented in Chapter II and the use of a survey research design to investigate the study variables as discussed in Chapter III.

The sources used for the review included peer-review journal articles from several data bases (Proquest, Infotrac, U.S. Department of Education, and ERIC) and articles from the U.S. Department of Education published on the Eric database.

The criteria used to select the sources was as follows: all articles must be from academic or professional sources, must provide information regarding the proposed topic, and must reflect the current state of affairs (published within the last 5 years).

The following review of the literature presents findings related to the shortage of African American male teachers. The following issues are included in this discussion: supply and demand of minority teachers; reasons for African American male teacher shortages; recommended solutions; study outcomes summary; research by sponsors and agencies; and implications for the current study.

Supply and Demand of Minority Teachers

The American Council of Education (ACE) reported that there is an absence of role models for the minority students and that this will result in educational deficits for the youth of the nation (Otuya, 2000). The American Association of Colleg...

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