The purpose of this study was to identify effective recruitment and retention
initiatives for African American and Hispanic teachers. The research examined
recruitment and retention initiatives used by school districts utilizing a survey instrument
administered to a sample population of African American and Hispanic teachers within
selected school districts in Texas. The sample population of 335 African American and
Hispanic teachers was asked to provide their knowledge and perception of recruitment
and retention initiatives that were relevant to them in their employment with a school
district. The results of the survey instrument were examined for the similarities and
differences in the recruitment and retention initiatives for African American and
Hispanic teacher populations as perceived by the sample population of teachers.
The subjects of this research study were African American and Hispanic teachers
employed in school districts with a teacher population of at least seven percent of both
African American and Hispanic teachers and a student population of at least 10,000
students reported to the Texas Education Agency. There were fourteen school districts
selected based on this criteria, and four school districts agreed to participate in the study.
Based on the findings of the study, the researcher??s recommendations include:
(1) The top recruitment initiatives for African American and Hispanic candidates are
humanistic factors: contribution to humanity and helping young people. Recruiters
should emphasize these areas along with the location of job and financial assistance
programs offered by the school districts to improved recruitment. (2) Attention should be
given to the establishment of programs that focus on introducing the education
profession to students in the middle school and high school settings. (3) Job satisfaction
and job security are leading retention initiatives for African American and Hispanic
teacher which can be accomplished by improving working conditions and increasing
administrative support in a school district. (4) Provide opportunities for increased
parental communication, participation and involvement in the school system to help
increase retention with African American and Hispanic teachers. (5) Further study could
determine if there is a relationship between the effective recruitment and retention
initiatives and the years of experience of teachers.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/2326 |
| Date | 29 August 2005 |
| Creators | Perry, Anita Jane |
| Contributors | Stenning, Walter F., Young-Hawkins, Laverne |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | 413500 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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