ERIC Number: EJ1389950
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 13
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School Leaders' Supports of Dual Language Science Teachers
Manning, Monica E.; Brown, Casey Graham
School Leadership Review, v17 n2 Article 3 Spr-Sum 2023
English learners account for 21.7% of the Texas public school system (Texas Education Agency, 2022). This qualitative study was conducted to examine how teachers of English learners in a dual language program perceived the educational supports they received affected student achievement in science. Teacher participants were asked about their experiences with administrative supports and how those supports affected their teaching and student performance. Two administrators were also interviewed for the study. The teacher participants identified administrative supports they perceived to be beneficial to student learning and to the functioning of the EL program and science classroom. The administrative supports identified included: school leaders provided resources and communicated frequently about resource needs, school leaders prioritized opportunities for lesson modeling and demonstrations, and leaders planned for and facilitated collaborative planning and data meetings with the teachers.
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Science Teachers, English Language Learners, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Cooperative Planning, Science Instruction
Texas Council of Professors of Educational Administration. Web site: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/slr/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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