Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2025
Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
Grow-Your-Own (GYO) programs are emerging rapidly across the US to increase teacher diversity and address the infamous teacher shortages. This qualitative case study employs critical race theory to examine 16 teachers of color who participated in a GYO program and joined the teaching profession. Findings illustrate the way teachers of color resisted and navigated institutional contradictions, as they pursued social justice and were confronted by an education system that often did the opposite. This paper calls on GYO programs to prepare PK-12 educators to navigate their socio-political context, reconceptualize the future of education, and teach to transform.
Recommended Citation
Davila Jr., O. (2025). Teaching to transform: Teachers of color and the academy for future educators, a grow-your-own program. Teaching and Teacher Education, 155, 104913. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2024.104913
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