Most of the participants stated that they had observed no differences. However, there was one participant that had observed some inequities of other ethnic groups by their administrator. P7 was one of the participants that felt her principal treats her just like all of the other teachers by stating,
“I have not encountered such. My administrator has always treated me the same as my non-African American counterparts.”
P1 was very to the point, with no elaboration on the subject,
“No.”
P2 concurred with P1 by answering this question with,
“No, I don’t think so.”
P6 expressed she only had one person in her building that was from another ethnic group than she was. Her answer to this question was simply,
“We only have 1 white male in our building. …show more content…
yielded the following theme,
Majority said no
Majority Said No
P5 responded to this question with,
“None.”
P3 also exclaimed,
“No. I feel that all teachers face the same challenges.”
The only participant that expressed that her administrator had a problem with her being an African American female educator was P6 who stated,
“Yes, the administrator does not respect African American females and thinks of us as weak. Our opinions don’t count.”
Question 15 on the Interview Protocol: As an African American female educator, do you think that it would be beneficial for all ethnic educators in your school to receive teacher education or in-service training to improve your working environment?, yielded the following theme,
Majority agreed teacher education and in-service training is good but not just for all ethnic teachers but rather for all educators.
Majority Agreed Teacher Education and In-service would be Good for All …show more content…
She responded,
“No, especially if that’s not an issue with any of the African American teachers. I wouldn’t prefer it in that sense because it would seem to do more prompting of those unwanted behaviors that we would really prefer to deface in the future. It doesn’t need to become known as a societal expectation, but much rather focus on promoting a diverse leadership and culturally respective school system throughout the communities that will embrace those values of loyalty, respect, integrity, fairness, and honesty about genuine feelings regarding issues that will arise.”
P4 did not agree with this question and responded by
“I have not encountered such. My administrator has always treated me the same as my non-African American counterparts.”
P1 was very to the point, with no elaboration on the subject,
“No.”
P2 concurred with P1 by answering this question with,
“No, I don’t think so.”
P6 expressed she only had one person in her building that was from another ethnic group than she was. Her answer to this question was simply,
“We only have 1 white male in our building. …show more content…
yielded the following theme,
Majority said no
Majority Said No
P5 responded to this question with,
“None.”
P3 also exclaimed,
“No. I feel that all teachers face the same challenges.”
The only participant that expressed that her administrator had a problem with her being an African American female educator was P6 who stated,
“Yes, the administrator does not respect African American females and thinks of us as weak. Our opinions don’t count.”
Question 15 on the Interview Protocol: As an African American female educator, do you think that it would be beneficial for all ethnic educators in your school to receive teacher education or in-service training to improve your working environment?, yielded the following theme,
Majority agreed teacher education and in-service training is good but not just for all ethnic teachers but rather for all educators.
Majority Agreed Teacher Education and In-service would be Good for All …show more content…
She responded,
“No, especially if that’s not an issue with any of the African American teachers. I wouldn’t prefer it in that sense because it would seem to do more prompting of those unwanted behaviors that we would really prefer to deface in the future. It doesn’t need to become known as a societal expectation, but much rather focus on promoting a diverse leadership and culturally respective school system throughout the communities that will embrace those values of loyalty, respect, integrity, fairness, and honesty about genuine feelings regarding issues that will arise.”
P4 did not agree with this question and responded by