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Casey, J. Elizabeth; Kuklies, Kimberly; Warner, Chelsea – Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 2022
It is important to build preservice teachers' self-efficacy in working with diverse learners. During summer of 2021, faculty from a mid-sized public university in the southwest took a small group of preservice teachers into central Mexico to provide opportunities in working with diverse learners and/or emergent bilingual students. Although this…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Bilingual Students
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Prieto, Linda; Claeys, Lorena; González, Everardo Lara – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2015
This article exposes the ancient "Nepohualtzitzin" as an important contemporary mathematical tool. The design and development of "Nepohualtzitzin" Ethnomathematics Clubs (NECs) in predominantly Latina/o and low-income schools is also presented. NECs provide informal learning opportunities to develop and strengthen cultural…
Descriptors: Clubs, Mathematics Instruction, Hispanic American Students, Low Income Groups
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Fairbanks, Colleen M.; Crooks, Penny Mason; Ariail, Mary – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
In this article, Fairbanks, Crooks, and Ariail followed Esme Martinez, a Spanish-speaking Latina, from the sixth grade to the eleventh grade, focusing on her perspectives of schooling and her shifting identities related to home, school, friendships, and future. Drawing on the construct of artifacts, a sociohistorical concept that understands…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Identification (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Sociocultural Patterns
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Sloat, Edward F.; Makkonen, Reino; Koehler, Paul – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest (NJ1), 2007
This report contrasts the characteristics of border and nonborder districts in Texas from both a demographic and student achievement standpoint. The information in this report should also inform and strengthen border initiatives, such as those emphasized at the 2006 U.S.-Mexico Border Governors Conference. The study sought to answer three…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Limited English Speaking
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Francis, Norbert; Ryan, Phyllis M. – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 1998
Explores the conflicting cultural perspectives associated with studying English, drawing on two studies of Mexican students. P. Ryan (1994) studied the perceptions of culture related to language learning for six college teachers and their urban students. N. Francis (1994) studied the perceptions of rural bilingual (Spanish/Nahuatl) elementary…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, College Students, Cultural Differences