Papers by Steven Greisdorf
Johns Hopkins University, Apr 15, 2021
Independent schools in the Washington, DC area have undertaken a number of initiatives to foster ... more Independent schools in the Washington, DC area have undertaken a number of initiatives to foster a more diverse and inclusive school culture and environment. When it comes to the recruitment and retention of faculty and staff of color in these schools, however, schools have met with less success. While the number of students of color currently enrolled in DC area independent schools has exceeded 33 percent of the total enrollment, the number of faculty and administrators of color in these schools has consistently hovered around 20 percent. This qualitative, explanatory research aims to identify specific strategies and best practices that schools have employed and could use to attract and retain faculty and staff of color in independent schools. Attention is given to the culture at independent schools as well as to the gate keeping role played by the head of school. Social constructivism (Vygotsky, 1978) is the primary theoretical lens through which these issues will be explained.
Independent schools in the Washington, DC area have undertaken a number of initiatives to foster ... more Independent schools in the Washington, DC area have undertaken a number of initiatives to foster a more diverse and inclusive school culture and environment. When it comes to the recruitment and retention of faculty and staff of color in these schools, however, schools have met with less success. While the number of students of color currently enrolled in DC area independent schools has exceeded 33 percent of the total enrollment, the number of faculty and administrators of color in these schools has consistently hovered around 20 percent. This qualitative, explanatory research aims to identify specific strategies and best practices that schools have employed and could use to attract and retain faculty and staff of color in independent schools. Attention is given to the culture at independent schools as well as to the gate keeping role played by the head of school. Social constructivism (Vygotsky, 1978) is the primary theoretical lens through which these issues will be explained
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Papers by Steven Greisdorf