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Bernstein, Katie A.; Katznelson, Noah; Amezcua, Angélica; Mohamed, Saida; Alvarado, Sarah L. – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2020
This study explores how principals of dual language (DL) programs draw on two dominant societal discourses around language education--linguistic instrumentalism/neoliberalism and equity/social justice--to make sense of their programs. Through in-depth interviews with 19 principals of Spanish-English elementary school DL programs in Arizona and…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Jocson, Korina M. – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2009
This article builds upon more than 6 years of critical research in urban schools in northern California to offer a particular perspective on teaching for social justice. Concerned with prevailing issues in adolescent literacy, this article examines instantiations of literacy instruction in the shadow of the late activist poet June Jordan and with…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Urban Schools, Adolescents, Literacy Education
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Fitts, Shanan; Winstead, Lisa; Weisman, Evelyn M.; Flores, Susana Y.; Valenciana, Christine – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2008
This study examined the development of bicultural voice in Latina/o preservice teachers. Researchers used survey, interview, and observational data to probe students' knowledge, beliefs, and orientations related to teaching culturally and linguistically diverse students. The researchers found that the bilingual cohort courses afforded students…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Preservice Teachers, Bilingualism, Biculturalism
Newman, Christopher Bufford – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Over the past decade, three rationales have emerged for emphasizing the reinforcement of the United States' science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pipeline. The first rationale pertains to U.S. global competitiveness, the second revolves around the benefits of a diverse workforce, and the third argument points to social justice…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Social Justice, African American Students, Engineering