Advancing teacher preparation through ethnic studies: portraits of Filipino American self-identified male teachers |
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Authors: | Edward R Curammeng |
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Institution: | 1. Teacher Education Division, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA, USAecurammeng@csudh.edu |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACTAt once a political and cultural intervention, Ethnic Studies as a field sought to create an education whereby students’ knowledges and experiences were valued. While research demonstrating how Ethnic Studies affects students’ academic and social-emotional outcomes, the prowess of Ethnic Studies, as a site for teacher preparation remains under examined in empirical research. Drawing from portraiture, critical race and Ethnic Studies frameworks, I analyze in-depth interviews, focus groups, and artifacts with Filipino American self-identified male teachers. I work to make explicit how Ethnic Studies prepared these teachers in ways their formal teacher education did not. I conclude with recommendations for how teacher education steeped in Ethnic Studies supports culturally sustaining, critically conscious, and community responsive learning for students and teachers committed to justice. |
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Keywords: | Teacher education ethnic studies portraiture critical race theory Filipino American |
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