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University of South Carolina

Theses/Dissertations

2013

Auto-Ethnography

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Pathways To Equity: An Auto-Ethnographic And Narrative Study Of Teacher Educator And Preservice Teachers In A One-Credit Course And Community-Based Field Experience, Lisa Reid Jan 2013

Pathways To Equity: An Auto-Ethnographic And Narrative Study Of Teacher Educator And Preservice Teachers In A One-Credit Course And Community-Based Field Experience, Lisa Reid

Theses and Dissertations

the student population in the United States within the next several years, while predominately White teachers will continue to compromise the teaching population. Schools continually fail to serve racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse students, particularly African American students. As such, a critical issue within teacher education is how to best prepare teachers to teach across the lines of ethnicity/race, language, and social class.

In response to this issue, this study looked closely at the identities, perspectives, and experiences of a teacher educator and undergraduate, preservice teachers throughout a one-credit education course infused with elements of equity pedagogies and an added …