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Guest editors' introduction: diversifying the teaching force.(Editorial)
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Teacher Education Quarterly
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September 22, 2007
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- Sleeter, Christine; Thao, Yer
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This special issue of Teacher Education Quarterly explores how teacher education programs can help to diversify the teaching force, mainly by featuring programs that have done so. It is widely recognized that the demographic gap between students and teachers is large and growing. In 2004, enrollment in U.S. public schools was only a little more than half White (57%), and a little under half students of color (16% African American, 20% Hispanic, 4% Asian/Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native, and 2% "other"); 19% of students spoke a language other than English at home (National Center for Education Statistics, 2006). By contrast, the teaching force was 84% White, ...
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"My eyes have been opened": White teachers and racial awareness.
Journal of Teacher Education;
March 1, 2002 ;
Johnson, Lauri;
787 words
......what experiences help White teachers reflect on concepts...their teaching? HOW WHITE TEACHERS VIEW RACE Few research...studies have examined how White teachers conceptualize race...conducted have found that White teachers often claim color blindness. ...
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A guide to using color effectively in business communication.
Business Communication Quarterly;
June 1, 1997 ;
Jones, Scott L.;
787 words
...Color is becoming an increasingly common element in business communication. Color can greatly enhance many types of business documents, and business professionals' access to color is rapidly expanding. Best-selling word-processing, spreadsheet...
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Color is a fun
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
August 13, 2000 ;
JOY KRAUSE;
428 words
...Color is a fun, cheap way to pull together diverse room Sunday, August 13, 2000 Use of color can help unify an eclectic room, local interior designers...expensive way to bring all the elements together is with color," says designer Joanelle Jordann Klumb. "Color is the biggie...
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Color wheel: expand your horizons by decorating from one end of the...
House Beautiful;
April 1, 2002 ;
Roehm, Carolyne;
643 words
...COLOR TRANSFORMS OUR SURROUNDINGS AND ALTERS OUR MOODS, AND OUR...have spent my life discussing, admiring, and working with color. From the vibrant hues of David Hockney's paintings to the...silks to the subtle beauty of Swedish and Danish interiors, color has greatly influenced my artistic efforts. I am ...
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Color: its scientific principles explained in black and white. (Design...
Interior Design;
January 1, 1988 ;
Ching, Francis D.K.;
787 words
...Color Its scientific principles explained in black and white. Color, like shape and texture, is an inherent visual property of...that illuminates and reveals form and space. Without light, color does not exist. The science of physics deals with color as...
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The Science of Color
The Washington Post;
November 13, 2003 ;
560 words
...Color is big right now. United Parcel Service is trying to make brown seem cool. Food companies...mellow. Lately, it seems, everyone is thinking about the way colors make us feel. But what is color? And why do different colors have different effects on us? Color is what the eye sees when light falls on ...
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Speaking Their Truths: Teachers of Color in Diasporic Contexts
The Rural Educator;
July 1, 2006 ;
Castaneda, Carmelita; Kambutu, John; Rios, Francisco;
787 words
......English-language schooling. Another way that teachers of color constructively intervene to diffuse intercultural tension...communities (Irvine, 1989). Moreover, teachers of color may raise the level of multicultural awareness and...workforce in rural schools. The challenges to teachers of color, however, ...
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Get ready for color! (Canon USA Inc.'s CJ10 color...
Macworld;
July 1, 1993 ;
Adams, Eric J.;
787 words
...Color emerges as the new corporate standard EVERY FEW YEARS the corporate world ups the ante. It redefines...corporate test. Today, there's a new document standard emerging, perhaps the most dramatic of all. It's color -- provocative, bold, and persuasive color. If you know the corporate world, you know ...
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COLOR AND APPEARANCE: II.
The Journal of Coatings Technology;
July 1, 2001 ;
WICKS, JR., ZENO W. JONES, FRANK N. PAPPAS, S. PETER;
787 words
...Color and the interrelated topic of gloss are important to the decorative aspects of the use...coatings and, sometimes, to the functional aspects of their use. We have all dealt with color since we were babies, but most people have little understanding of color. Many technical people think of it as an ...
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COLOR: Science and Magic.(teaching children about color)
School Arts;
May 1, 1999 ;
Heiniger, Christina;
787 words
...Color is both magical and scientific. The study of color engages students scientifically as they explore certain formulas...they explore the subjective, expressionistic properties of color. Not surprisingly, then, exploration of color interests even...
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Use color in surprising places, expert urges.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;
November 7, 2002 ;
Breckenridge, Mary Beth;
562 words
...Color cowardice is rampant. Ken Charbonneau sees it all the time, and not just among the untrained public. He...safe, predictable, boring. So many of us live in a linen white world because we're afraid we'll tire of color, said Charbonneau, a New York color marketing consultant who drew up some color ...
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SOUTH AFRICA-EDUCATION: RADICAL STUDENTS WANT WHITE TEACHERS OUT
Inter Press Service English News Wire;
August 4, 1995 ;
Gumisai Mutume;
787 words
......already planned to scare away some white teachers. The AZASM is the student wing of the...will explore higher means to remove white teachers in township schools," it said in a...theory behind the AZASM campaign is that white teachers are a remnant of the apartheid years...
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Color where it counts
Southern Living;
March 1, 2000 ;
Riley, Ellen;
588 words
...Color is the finishing touch to a landscape, adding polish and...busy lives, opportunities to plant can be a luxury. So plan color for maximum impact with minimal expense and effort. FRONT AND CENTER "Put flower color where you want to focus your attention," says landscape designer...
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COLOR AND APPEARANCE: I.
The Journal of Coatings Technology;
June 1, 2001 ;
WICKS JR, ZENO W. JONES, FRANK N. PAPPAS, S. PETER;
787 words
...Color and the interrelated topic of gloss are important to the decorative aspects of the use...coatings and, sometimes, to the functional aspects of their use. We have all dealt with color since we were babies, but most people have little understanding of color. Many technical people think of it as an ...
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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White teachers fleeing black schools; Exodus: There are not enough black...
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);
January 12, 2003 ;
ASSOCIATED PRESS;
763 words
......Johnston, one of only a handful of white teachers at the school, decided to leave after...Johnston is part of an exodus of white teachers from black schools that some see as...1999-2000 school year, 31 percent of white teachers quit their jobs at schools where the...
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