ERIC Number: EJ1401417
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1534-8431
EISSN: EISSN-1532-771X
"I Didn't Even Know That Was a Thing": Preparing Dual Language Bilingual Education Teachers in the New Latinx South
Journal of Latinos and Education, v22 n5 p1854-1869 2023
Numbers of Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) programs are rapidly growing in the United States, especially in the New Latinx Diaspora in the South. With fast expansion comes a need for DLBE teachers, but there is a lack of programs in this region to prepare teachers with specialized knowledge for DLBE instruction. This phenomenological study examines the efforts of one university to prepare DLBE teachers in the unique context of Georgia, where the establishment and growth of DLBE is a recent development. Interviews with study participants reveal recruitment and preparation challenges, which have implications for teacher preparation and research, both in the New Latinx South and more broadly.
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Hispanic American Students, Recruitment, Barriers, Spanish Speaking, Preservice Teacher Education, Undergraduate Students, Elementary School Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Georgia
Grant or Contract Numbers: T365Z170246