Document Type
Introduction
Abstract
Octavio Paz (1985) reminds us that "life is plurality, death is uniformity. Every view that becomes extinct, every culture that disappears, diminishes a possibility of life." While there has been a great deal of rhetoric and certainly some action that has resulted in progress, the American society continues to be haunted by inequality of its people and widespread failure to value diversity. Until educators begin to value differences and prize them as resources for learning, American youth will not experience the type of learning environment that prepares them to live productively in a world characterized by diversity (Pine & Hilliard, 1990).
Numerous issues are facing people of color in education. The ethnic diversity of the student population in American education is steadily increasing, however there is considerable disparity between the number of ethnically diverse students and the number of educators who are ethnically diverse. The need for more people of color to become professional educators is evident.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
2
Issue
2
First Page
1
Last Page
8
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1991 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Else, David
(1991)
"Executive Summary,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 2:
No.
2, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol2/iss2/4
