Reflexive Praxis and Transnational Habitus: Narratives of Identity, Transformation, and Ideological Clarity in Teacher Education

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  In Poster Session: Reflexive Praxis and Transnational Habitus: Narratives of Identity, Transformation, and Ideological Clarity in Teacher Education

Abstract

In this narrative inquiry, we examine the lived experiences of three transnational teacher educators navigating multilingual teacher education. Drawing on the conceptual frameworks of transnational habitus and reflexivity, we investigate how our transnational identities and embodied symbolic capital are shaped by and inform our evolving professional identities and ideological clarity. Through four years of collaborative reflexive dialogue, we explore our academic formation, pedagogical engagements, and efforts to disrupt normative ideologies in teacher education. The findings highlight transnational habitus as a resource for advancing linguistic and educational justice, repositioning teacher educators’ border-crossing experiences as critical epistemologies in multilingual education. This study contributes to the AERA 2026 theme by centering transnational epistemologies and modeling a justice-oriented vision for teacher education.

Authors

• Lei Jiang, University of Kansas

• Shuzhan Li, Ithaca College

• Wenyang Sun, University of Utah