Racial microaggressions on the initial teacher education programmes
Implications for Minority Ethnic Teacher Retention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7169447 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Antonina Tereshchenko (0000-0002-4443-3188, Brunel University of London, corresponding author), Balbir Kaur (0000-0001-6695-9087, Brunel University of London), Olga Cara (0000-0002-6241-989X, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London), Alison Wiggins (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London), Claire Pillinger (0000-0003-2577-8786, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1065-1083 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Teachers and Teaching (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0602 • E-ISSN: 1470-1278 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13540602.2024.2397583 |
| OpenAlex | W4402440416 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 40 |
The representation and retention in the teaching profession are lower for people from all minority ethnic groups in England. The most significant ethnic disparities were found to occur in the early career stages (Worth et al., 2022). This article draws on critical race theory to investigate how racism, in the form of racial microaggressions, contributes to these disparities. It shares the findings from a small-scale research project on student teachers’ experiences of racial microaggressions while learning to teach and discusses the implications for retention in the profession. It draws on a pilot survey (N = 42) and interview data from 14 pre-service teachers from a variety of ethnic and subject backgrounds to explore participants’ racialised experiences on school placements, as well as university elements of the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programme in England. The findings suggest that microaggressions were more common on school placements than at universities. There is evidence to suggest that experiences of racial microaggressions may negatively affect minority ethnic student teachers’ thoughts on viability in the teaching profession
Ethnic group · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Racial bias · Racial differences · Racism · Sociology · Teacher education · Critical Race Theory in Education · Gender Studies · Higher Education Research Studies · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |