Recruitment and retention initiatives for African American and Hispanic teachers in selected school districts in Texas
Year: 2005
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify effective recruitment and retention\ninitiatives for African American and Hispanic teachers. The research examined\nrecruitment and retention initiatives used by school districts utilizing a survey instrument\nadministered to a sample population of African American and Hispanic teachers within\nselected school districts in Texas. The sample population of 335 African American and\nHispanic teachers was asked to provide their knowledge and perception of recruitment\nand retention initiatives that were relevant to them in their employment with a school\ndistrict. The results of the survey instrument were examined for the similarities and\ndifferences in the recruitment and retention initiatives for African American and\nHispanic teacher populations as perceived by the sample population of teachers.\nThe subjects of this research study were African American and Hispanic teachers\nemployed in school districts with a teacher population of at least seven percent of both\nAfrican American and Hispanic teachers and a student population of at least 10,000\nstudents reported to the Texas Education Agency. There were fourteen school districts\nselected based on this criteria, and four school districts agreed to participate in the study.\nBased on the findings of the study, the researcher??s recommendations include:\n(1) The top recruitment initiatives for African American and Hispanic candidates are\nhumanistic factors: contribution to humanity and helping young people. Recruiters\nshould emphasize these areas along with the location of job and financial assistance\nprograms offered by the school districts to improved recruitment. (2) Attention should be\ngiven to the establishment of programs that focus on introducing the education\nprofession to students in the middle school and high school settings. (3) Job satisfaction\nand job security are leading retention initiatives for African American and Hispanic\nteacher which can be accomplished by improving working conditions and increasing\nadministrative support in a school district. (4) Provide opportunities for increased\nparental communication, participation and involvement in the school system to help\nincrease retention with African American and Hispanic teachers. (5) Further study could\ndetermine if there is a relationship between the effective recruitment and retention\ninitiatives and the years of experience of teachers.
Author: Anita Jane Perry
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2292542075