TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This paper aims to understand the preparation that a group of black male pre-service students received during their course and its impact on their willingness to commit to entering the teaching profession.Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on findings from a small-scale qualitative study of black and minority ethnic student teachers’ experiences in one initial teacher education institution.Findings The paper raises questions as to whether black pre-service teachers’ experiences of a lack of acceptance in schools during their pre-service training contribute to the under-representation of black male teachers in English schools.Originality/value There is limited research on the experiences of black male student teachers. The paper brings new insights and offers reasons for black male student teachers not entering the teaching profession.
VL  - 12
IS  - 2
SN  - 2053-535X
DO  - 10.1108/JME-01-2017-0001
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JME-01-2017-0001
AU  - Maylor Uvanney
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Black male student teachers: tomorrow’s teachers?
T2  - Journal for Multicultural Education
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 111
EP  - 125
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -