ERIC Number: EJ1190229
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 3
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ISSN: ISSN-1534-8431
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Preparing Principals on the U.S.-Mexico Border and Beyond: A Call to Confront Fear, Uncertainty, and the Marginalization of Mexican American Students
DeMatthews, David
Journal of Latinos and Education, v17 n4 p395-397 2018
The recent presidential election and an increase in anti-immigrant rhetoric and deportations foster greater uncertainty and fear in Mexican American immigrant communities. In the border city of El Paso, Texas, teachers and principals report how fear and uncertainty negatively impact their campuses, students, and school-family relationships. The purpose of this article is to prompt a regional and national discussion about the preparation of principals who work in Mexican American and immigrant communities, because current professional standards and so-called "best-practices" in school leadership do not sufficiently address the critical social justice issues central to supporting students and families in the present and immediate future. To catalyze this dialogue, I offer five school leadership recommendations developed in collaboration with El Paso teachers and school leaders working in Mexican American immigrant communities. I hope scholars, educators, policymakers, parents, and activists will collectively consider these recommendations as well offer other viable solutions, strategies, practices, and approaches to preparing school leaders in these uncertain and unjust times.
Descriptors: Presidents, Immigrants, Mexican Americans, Principals, Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Leadership Responsibility, Social Justice, Undocumented Immigrants, School Policy, Advocacy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Policymakers; Teachers; Students
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas (El Paso)
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