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An educational journey: The Puerto Rican experience from student to teacher in U.S. schools

dc.contributor.advisor Soto Santiago, Sandra L.
dc.contributor.author Medina, Ismael
dc.contributor.college College of Arts and Sciences - Art en_US
dc.contributor.committee Rivera, Rosita
dc.contributor.committee Pratt, Ellen
dc.contributor.department Department of English en_US
dc.contributor.representative Carrero Figueroa, Rebecca
dc.date.accessioned 2018-11-10T21:00:56Z
dc.date.available 2018-11-10T21:00:56Z
dc.date.issued 2018-01-29
dc.description.abstract This thesis presents the life stories of six Puerto Rican teachers, focusing on their educational experiences as they grew from students to teachers in U.S. schools. Using the Funds of Knowledge theoretical framework, this study documents how these teachers negotiated their cultural backgrounds as Puerto Ricans with their experiences growing up in the U.S. and are now helping an increasingly diverse student population to overcome their own challenges in the classroom. Reflecting the experiences of many of their students, these teachers understand the challenges of migration, grew empowered as they cultivated their identities, and developed diverse language repertoires. This study demonstrates how these teachers are using their experiences as sources of knowledge to guide their students from all backgrounds and, ultimately, proves the value of teachers that match the growing diversity of their students. en_US
dc.description.abstract Esta tesis presenta las historias de vida de seis maestros puertorriqueños, enfocándose en sus experiencias educativas a medida que crecían de estudiante a maestro en las escuelas de EE. UU. Utilizando el marco teórico de Fondos de Conocimiento, este estudio documenta cómo estos maestros negociaron sus bagajes culturales como puertorriqueños con sus experiencias de crecimiento en los Estados Unidos y ahora están ayudando a una población estudiantil cada vez más diversa a superar sus propios desafíos en el aula. Reflejando las experiencias de muchos de sus estudiantes, estos maestros entienden los desafíos de la migración, fueron empoderados mientras cultivaban sus identidades y desarrollaron diversos repertorios de idiomas. Este estudio demuestra cómo estos maestros utilizan sus experiencias como fuentes de conocimiento para guiar a sus alumnos de todos los orígenes y, en última instancia, demuestra el valor de los docentes que coinciden con la creciente diversidad de sus alumnos. en_US
dc.description.graduationSemester Fall en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2018 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/1160
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2018 Ismael Medina en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject Funds of Knowledge en_US
dc.subject Education en_US
dc.subject Puerto Rican teachers in the United States en_US
dc.subject Puerto Rican migration en_US
dc.subject Transnationalism en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Puerto Rican teachers -- United States en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Puerto Rican teachers -- Ethnic identity en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Puerto Rico -- Emigration and immigration en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Multiculturalism education -- United States en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Puerto Ricans -- United States en_US
dc.title An educational journey: The Puerto Rican experience from student to teacher in U.S. schools en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline English Education en_US
thesis.degree.level M.A. en_US
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