A focus on family stories: Enhancing preservice teachers’ cultural awareness.
Abstract
Reference
Kidd, J. K., Sánchez, S. Y., & Thorp, E. K. (2002). A focus on family stories: Enhancing preservice teachers' cultural awareness. In D. L. Schallert, C. F. Fairbanks, J. Worthy, B. Maloch, & J. V. Hoffman (Eds.) 51st Yearbook of National Reading Conference (pp. 242-252), San Antonio, TX: National Reading Conference.
Journal
Yearbook of the National Reading Conference
Analysis
Is this article part of a larger project or series of studies?
no
Does this study draw on a large, preexisting data set?
no
Research Approach
Geographic Setting
- Washington DC metropolitan area
Institutional Context
Certification Level
Programatic Focus
Research Location Context
Preservice Participants
Preservice Sample Size
14
Duration of Data Collection
Data Sources
- Questionnaires
- reflections
Data Analysis Tools
- coding (non-specific)
- Qualitative Analysis
- Thematic analysis
Researcher Positionality
- inside (staying their own students)
Research Questions
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of preservice teachers who gathered family stories from a family with whom they worked. The intent was to examine the interns perceptions of the impact that gathering family stories had on their understanding of cultures different from their own and on their work with diverse children and families.
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Combination