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Pacheco, Mark B.; Brown, Julie C. – Urban Education, 2024
This study investigated how newcomer emergent bilinguals made meaning in two 9th-grade biology classrooms. Methods relevant to naturalistic inquiry were used to collect and analyze data. Findings indicate that newcomers bridged aspects of personal experiences with social competencies valued in classrooms through using heritage languages, engaging…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Bilingual Students, Grade 9, Biology
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Gibbs Grey, ThedaMarie – Urban Education, 2022
This case study examines how relationships with staff in a GEAR-UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) pre-college program positively influenced the college-going aspirations of Black ninth-grade students. Critical Race Theory and Possible Selves provide an intersecting analytical framework for understanding the…
Descriptors: Blacks, African American Students, Grade 9, Academic Aspiration