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The Need To Create Culturally Responsive Teachers: Implications For Teacher Education Programs, Cass Griffin
The Need To Create Culturally Responsive Teachers: Implications For Teacher Education Programs, Cass Griffin
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Using nine reflections as a centerpiece, this thesis aims is to inform readers about the power that an international travel experience and/or practica in dual-language environments can have in becoming a more effective teacher, a culturally responsive teacher. From personal experience in a both settings, I think I am now better able to relate to students with culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds because I have been in a similar situation. Students with diverse backgrounds (that are different from their teacher) may have extra difficulty communicating or expressing their thoughts and ideas. Teachers need to recognize these difficulties and respond appropriately …
Transnationalism And The Dominican Republic: The Effect On Student Identity And Achievement, April J. Phillips
Transnationalism And The Dominican Republic: The Effect On Student Identity And Achievement, April J. Phillips
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
As transnational movement between the Dominican Republic and United States continues into a new generation, it is important to understand how such movement affects the lives of transnational youth. Unlike adults who choose to move transnationally for a variety of reasons (many times in economic risk-reduction) youth rarely have the power to determine their transnational reality, rather, the adults in their lives choose it for them. Regardless of who controls the power of decision, transnational movement has a great effect on youth especially in their formation of identities and their academic experiences. The following study, which includes an overview of …