Beginning to Cultivate a Diverse Teaching Force Through Early College Experience in Connecticut

Abstract

This chapter examines the University of Connecticut (UConn) Neag School of Education's efforts to improve the recruitment of students of colour through an Early College Experience (ECE) Programme. During the pandemic, the School of Education and the ECE Programme collaborated to train and certify high school teachers to instruct the UConn's lower level undergraduate courses. The programme exposed many students of colour to teaching as a career.

Citation

Irizarry, J., Rong, Y. and Stewart, S. (2024), "Beginning to Cultivate a Diverse Teaching Force Through Early College Experience in Connecticut", Goel, P., Simmons, J., Marwah, S., Andersson, L., Neuhaus, S. and Mahat, M. (Ed.) Building a Better Normal (Great Debates in Higher Education), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 17-35. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80455-410-420241002