Cultural boundaries or geographic borders? Future teachers define “American” in response to In My Family/En Mi Familia
Abstract
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Reference
Davila, D. (2013). Cultural boundaries or geographic borders? Future teachers define “American” in response to In My Family/En Mi familia. In P.J. Dunston, S.K. Fullerton, C.C. Bates, K. Headley, P.M. Stecker (Eds.), The 61st Yearbook of the Literacy Research Association (pp. 260-272). Oak Creek, WI: Literacy Research Association.
Journal
Yearbook of the National Reading Conference
Analysis
Is this article part of a larger project or series of studies?
yes
Does this study draw on a large, preexisting data set?
no
Research Approach
Geographic Setting
Institutional Context
Certification Level
Programatic Focus
Research Location Context
Preservice Participants
- Post bachs (university based program)
Preservice Sample Size
43
Duration of Data Collection
Data Sources
- fieldnotes
- Survey
- written reflections/class papers
Data Analysis Tools
- "thematic network analysis (Attride-Sterling, 2001)
- Gee's (2011) tools of inquiry (e.g. figured worlds)
Researcher Positionality
- inside (staying their own students)
Research Questions
"Do future teachers (FTs) see themselves including In My Family in their future classroom? Why or why not?"
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes
"What kinds of social Discourses and figured worlds do FTs construe about Mexican American families in response to reading In My Family?"
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes