The negotiation of head start teachers’ beliefs in a transborder community
| Autor: | Sarah Garrity, Jillian Bailey, Alyson F. Shapiro, Sascha Longstreth |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Sociology and Political Science
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Collectivism Exploratory research Ethnic group 050301 education Education Negotiation Individualism Head start Developmental and Educational Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Behavior management Early childhood Psychology 0503 education Social psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 47:134-144 |
| ISSN: | 0885-2006 |
| Popis: | Using a cultural communities approach as our guide, the purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the beliefs of early childhood educators in a transborder community located along the U.S./Mexico border and known for its large Latino population. Participants were 77 Head Start associate teachers, teachers, site supervisors, and other education staff. The majority were Latina (83%) and bilingual in both Spanish and English (70%). The Teacher Beliefs Q-Sort was used to examine participants’ beliefs regarding discipline and behavior management, teaching practices, and children. Factor analyses suggested patterns of teacher beliefs that reflected both collectivist and individualistic orientations to teaching and learning. Latina educators scored significantly higher on factors that appeared consistent with a collectivist orientation and seemed to reflect the cultural value of raising children to be bien educado. Participants’ beliefs were also compared with those of faculty exemplars, and participants who prioritized items in way similar to the experts tended to be more educated and were more likely to be non-Latina. Findings point to the need to examine the intersection of education level, ethnicity, and recommended practice and how teachers negotiate these beliefs in transborder settings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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