Identifying the Hurdles and Springboards to Admission, Persistance, and Graduation for Students of Color in a Teacher Education Program

Abstract

The University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire is actively engaged in the process of making the campus more equitable, diverse, and inclusive. Current quantitative dat indicate the number of students of color applying, persisting, and graduating from the teacher education program is low. This research project is designed to uncover what drives this discouraging reality.