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The Principal’S Role In Retaining Para Educator Turned Teacher: Hope For Increasing Latinas In The Teaching Force, Michelle H. Abrego, Iliana Alanis, Reynaldo Ramirez Jr., Jesus Abrego
The Principal’S Role In Retaining Para Educator Turned Teacher: Hope For Increasing Latinas In The Teaching Force, Michelle H. Abrego, Iliana Alanis, Reynaldo Ramirez Jr., Jesus Abrego
Organization and School Leadership Faculty Publications and Presentations
This article reports the results of a qualitative study done on a group of Latina para educators turned teachers along the Texas-México border. The study focuses on the para educators turned teachers’ perceptions regarding administrative support provided their first year of teaching. School administrators’ perceptions of support provided to para educator turned teachers was also measured. Findings indicated a correlation among three factors: 1.) the amount of experience the para educator turned teacher brings to the classroom, 2.) the relationship with the campus principal and 3.) the relationship with campus colleagues. Para educators turned teachers have different needs than those …
They Call Me Maestra: Preservice Teachers' Interactions With Parents In A Reading Tutoring Program, Michelle H. Abrego, Renee Rubin, John A. Sutterby
They Call Me Maestra: Preservice Teachers' Interactions With Parents In A Reading Tutoring Program, Michelle H. Abrego, Renee Rubin, John A. Sutterby
Organization and School Leadership Faculty Publications and Presentations
Our community university, located along the Texas-Mexico border, in cooperation with a local elementary school campus is involved in a project focused on working with elementary students and their families in relation to early literacy development. The project provides preservice teachers with a structured opportunity to work directly with Latino families. Two years of data, collected and analyzed from preservice teachers' reflections about their experiences, revealed positive benefits and concerns. Benefits include development of preservice teachers' skill and confidence in working with parents, their ability to build relationships with families, and their capacity to form partnerships for children's literacy development. …