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The Lived Experiences of African Americans in International Education: Why So Few Choose to Teach Abroad
Abstract
The purpose of the contents of this chapter is to explore the lived experiences of African American teachers who chose to work in international schools, while at the same time discussing the reasons that the number of these teachers is so low in comparison to those of their counterparts of European descent. While African Americans make up over 13% of the American population, they only make up about 7% of the nation's teacher pool. When this is narrowed down to those who chose to teach internationally, the disparity in the number between the races becomes even greater. Although there are no statistics kept on the number of African Americans working in international schools, data collected through conversations with African Americans who are engaged in international teaching tends to show that the number of African Americans in international schools is very low. This chapter will examine the beliefs of those who are working abroad as to why they believe that this is the case.
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