%0 Journal Article
%T Understanding Partnership Challenges in Teacher Recruitment Programs
%A Mary D. Burbank
%A Richard Diaz
%J Creative Education
%P 1024-1030
%@ 2151-4771
%D 2012
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ce.2012.326154
%X This investigation examined perspectives on student eligibility and the curriculum for a teacher education seminar linked to a community-based collaborative. Project data identified: 1) perceptions on the qualifications of preservice teachers in a recruiting program for first-generation and ethnic minority teachers; and 2) viewpoints on the necessary curriculum for these preservice teacher participants. Our data indicate varied perspectives by project participants ranging from deficit to asset-based stances regarding prospective teachers from underrepresented communities. Our findings speak to the need for honest conversations within collaborative partnerships designed to diversify the teaching profession.
%K Partnerships
%K Collaboration
%K Teaching
%K Diversity
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=23574