An Exploration of Teacher Candidates’ Navigation of a Multilingual Parent-Teacher Conference

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Abstract

Communication and collaboration with parents are often underdeveloped skills in teacher preparation programs (Munthe & Westergård, 2023). Even less is known about novice teacher candidates and their communication with a multilingual parent. Using a live, person-to-person simulated conversation with a multilingual parent and translator, this quasi-experimental study aims to explore the following question: How do teacher candidates navigate a multilingual simulated parent-teacher interaction centered on inclusion?

Author

• Jessica Fundalinski, Syracuse University