Option 1:
Topic: Pre-Service Teaching Programs
Question: Are New Teachers fully prepared to teach in Urban Education?
Option 2:
Topic: Class Size and Urban Education
Question: Do minority students benefit from smaller class sizes?
Introduction
As I explore options for my research topic, I try to center my focus on my interests in education. Focusing on my interests in the education will give me the opportunity to expand my knowledge in my field, and possibly influence my practice and methodology. My interests in education are the structure and conditions of urban education and African American students. As an African American teacher who attended and teaches in an urban school, I am familiar with the culture and issues in from a student and teacher perspective. In general, I am concerned with the quality of education that many minority students face in urban school, and the experiences they encounter because of cultural and linguistic differences. The two options for my research that are based on my interest are Pre-service teaching programs, and class sizes.
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Statistics reveal there is a high rate of teacher turnover for new teachers that teach in urban schools. Studies show that one of the reasons teachers leave the profession less than 5 years is because of disciplinary issues, and school culture. In addition, when I took the Multicultural course at Trinity, I learned that multicultural education was not a class in pre-service teaching programs until around the late 1980’s. This means that culture and language differences were not necessarily taken into consideration in many
Topic: Pre-Service Teaching Programs
Question: Are New Teachers fully prepared to teach in Urban Education?
Option 2:
Topic: Class Size and Urban Education
Question: Do minority students benefit from smaller class sizes?
Introduction
As I explore options for my research topic, I try to center my focus on my interests in education. Focusing on my interests in the education will give me the opportunity to expand my knowledge in my field, and possibly influence my practice and methodology. My interests in education are the structure and conditions of urban education and African American students. As an African American teacher who attended and teaches in an urban school, I am familiar with the culture and issues in from a student and teacher perspective. In general, I am concerned with the quality of education that many minority students face in urban school, and the experiences they encounter because of cultural and linguistic differences. The two options for my research that are based on my interest are Pre-service teaching programs, and class sizes.
Pre-Service Teaching Programs …show more content…
Statistics reveal there is a high rate of teacher turnover for new teachers that teach in urban schools. Studies show that one of the reasons teachers leave the profession less than 5 years is because of disciplinary issues, and school culture. In addition, when I took the Multicultural course at Trinity, I learned that multicultural education was not a class in pre-service teaching programs until around the late 1980’s. This means that culture and language differences were not necessarily taken into consideration in many