ERIC Number: EJ772326
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 13
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-1534-8431
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Preparing Teachers for Hispanic Immigrant Children: A Service Learning Approach
Bollin, Gail G.
Journal of Latinos and Education, v6 n2 p177-189 2007
One response to the need to prepare future teachers as multicultural educators is to use service learning with an immigrant population as part of a teacher education program. This article documents the impact of a project that engaged preservice teachers in tutoring struggling young English language learners. Content analysis was used at the thematic level on student journals written to accompany the semester-long experience of tutoring. Overall, the preservice teachers gained an understanding of the challenges facing the immigrant families, developed respect for the families' home cultures, and gained confidence in their ability to teach children from diverse backgrounds.
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Tutoring, Student Journals, Service Learning, Preservice Teachers, Immigrants, Content Analysis, English (Second Language), Hispanic American Students, Multicultural Education, Student Diversity, Cultural Pluralism, Student Teacher Attitudes, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Influences, Limited English Speaking, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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