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ERIC Number: ED629540
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Apr-21
Pages: 9
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"I Feel It's Not about Ability, It's about Power": A Bilingual Teacher's Interpretation of a Gentrifying Two-Way Immersion Program
García-Mateus, Suzanne; Palmer, Deborah K.
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (San Diego, CA and Virtual, Apr 21-26, 2022)
As two-way immersion (TWI) programs continue to grow in the U.S., it is urgent that teachers counter deficit ideologies about bilingual children who come marginalized backgrounds. Neoliberalism ideologies have contributed to the growth of TWI programs because parents from mostly white and upper middle-class backgrounds see the economic/global advantage in their children becoming bilingual (Valdez, et al, 2016). This paper examines one teacher's interpretation of a gentrifying TWI program. Data includes researcher fieldnotes, memos, video/audio recordings and informal interviews over the course of 6 weeks in a 3rd grade classroom. Drawing from a Xicana feminist framework, allows us to consider how Latinx teachers have the potential to draw from their identity and experiences to advocate for equitable TWI programs.
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education
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Language: English
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