Transnational Civic Education and Emergent Bilinguals in a Dual Language Setting
Inclusion is a fundamental aspect of social studies education in general and democratic education in particular. Inclusion is especially important when we consider the possibilities for transnational civic culture and education. The theoretical framework of this study is based upon concepts of posit...
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doaj-cb850200f17a4dcfba0f4961e99821182020-11-24T20:43:04ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022018-08-018312810.3390/educsci8030128educsci8030128Transnational Civic Education and Emergent Bilinguals in a Dual Language SettingMarialuisa Di Stefano0Steven P. Camicia1Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies, University of Massachusetts—Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USASchool of Teacher Education and Leadership, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USAInclusion is a fundamental aspect of social studies education in general and democratic education in particular. Inclusion is especially important when we consider the possibilities for transnational civic culture and education. The theoretical framework of this study is based upon concepts of positionality, identity, and belonging as they are related to student understanding of communities. A dual-language, third-grade classroom provided the site for this ethnographic study. Data included participant observations, interviews with the teacher and students, and artifacts of student work. Findings illustrate how the students in the study understood the complexity of their identities at a young age and how the teacher used culturally sustaining pedagogy to foster a third space where this understanding was encouraged.http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/8/3/128emergent bilingualssocial studies curriculumidentitylanguagebelongingculturally sustaining pedagogies |
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Transnational Civic Education and Emergent Bilinguals in a Dual Language Setting |
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Transnational Civic Education and Emergent Bilinguals in a Dual Language Setting |
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Transnational Civic Education and Emergent Bilinguals in a Dual Language Setting |
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Transnational Civic Education and Emergent Bilinguals in a Dual Language Setting |
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transnational civic education and emergent bilinguals in a dual language setting |
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Inclusion is a fundamental aspect of social studies education in general and democratic education in particular. Inclusion is especially important when we consider the possibilities for transnational civic culture and education. The theoretical framework of this study is based upon concepts of positionality, identity, and belonging as they are related to student understanding of communities. A dual-language, third-grade classroom provided the site for this ethnographic study. Data included participant observations, interviews with the teacher and students, and artifacts of student work. Findings illustrate how the students in the study understood the complexity of their identities at a young age and how the teacher used culturally sustaining pedagogy to foster a third space where this understanding was encouraged. |
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emergent bilinguals social studies curriculum identity language belonging culturally sustaining pedagogies |
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