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Refracting Historical Contradictions in U.S. Bilingual Education: Reflections on the Asian American and Pacific Islander Teacher Shortage in the Post-Pandemic World
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Sharon Chang – Bilingual Research Journal, 2024
The post-pandemic world has witnessed a surge in linguistic racism; anti-Asian stigma has not only altered bilingual education but also created tensions for immigrant families and teachers from Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. In this conceptual article, Vygotsky's concept of "perezhivanie" is employed to examine…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Bilingualism, Language Variation, Language Attitudes
Beyond Lau: Envisioning Humanizing and Culturally Sustaining Workspaces for Teachers in Dual-Language Bilingual Education Schools
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Helen Chan Hill; Kevin M. Wong – Bilingual Research Journal, 2024
Fifty years after the Lau decision, dual-language programs face critical challenges, particularly a national teacher shortage, especially in bilingual programs representing less commonly taught languages like Mandarin Chinese. This study explores the workplace environments of 13 Mandarin Dual Language Bilingual Education (MDLBE) teachers in a…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Barriers, Humanization