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Mexican-American Preservice Teachers and the Intransigency of the Elementary School Curriculum

Investigated how Mexican-American student teachers expressed their cultural knowledge in lesson planning and implementation. Semistructured interviews with Mexican-American student teachers working in elementary Professional Development Schools revealed little ethnic expression, even when teaching Mexican-American children. They were never invited to develop curricular themes focusing on the cultural knowledge that they shared with the children. (SM)

• Author/Creator: Tellez, Kip
• Date Published: Jul
• Journal/Secondary Title: Teaching and Teacher Education
• Number: 5
• Volume: 15
• Year: 1999

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Diversity Practices
• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Professional Development
• Subject: Cultural Background
• Subject: Curriculum Development
• Subject: Diversity (Faculty)
• Subject: Diversity (Student)
• Subject: Elementary Education
• Subject: Higher Education
• Subject: Mexican Americans
• Subject: Multicultural Education
• Subject: Preservice Teacher Education
• Subject: professional development schools
• Subject: Student Teacher Attitudes

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