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ERIC Number: ED640659
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 193
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3811-7374-1
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"It's Not My Place": Internalized Norms of Whiteness in Early Childhood Educator Teacher Preparation
Janice Jefferis
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, California State University, Long Beach
This qualitative case study examined the experiences of 10 current and former students enrolled in an early childhood education teacher preparation program (ECETPP) at a Latine-serving 2-year community college in southern California. The study used Richard Valencia's deficit thinking framework as the theoretical lens to explicate ways in which deficit thinking about Black and Brown children and their families pervades early childhood educator (ECE) preparation programming, perpetuating poor outcomes and chronic academic failure. Several themes and subthemes emerged that demonstrate ways in which internalized norms of Whiteness and White womanhood shaped the preparatory experiences of these future ECEs. The data evince that the diversity curriculum was curated through a White hegemonic lens, which undervalued the importance of preparing future ECEs to effectively navigate conversations about race and issues of racism in the preschool setting. Implications and recommendations are discussed to transform ECETPP and to prepare future ECEs to engage in racially affirming, antiracist practices in the preschool classroom. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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