An examination into the shortage of African-American male teachers in South Carolina's public schools

This study identifies characteristics that will assist in the recruitment and retention of African-American males into teaching in South Carolina public schools. The study explored the African-American male public school teacher shortage by focusing on (1) strategies to attract African-American male college students to teaching professions, (2) reasons African-American males do not go into teaching, and (3) effects of the African-American male shortage in teacher education. A sample of African-American male public school in-service teachers was surveyed. The findings can be used to form a framework for an improved understanding of the African-American male teacher shortage. Themes and strategies can be formulated that augment existing research and can be used to serve as a framework for developing particular college recruitment programs which may increase African-American male student enrollment in teacher education programs in South Carolina and other like areas.