Latino/a/x Teachers in the Borderlands: The Role of Teacher Identity in Education and Student Achievement

• In Event: Educational Justice: Latinx Teachers and Youth

Abstract

As the Latino population increases, so does access to and attainment of postsecondary education. Under the current presidential administration, however, anti-immigrant sentiment has increased, targeting Latinos for the margins and challenging notions of democracy and educational justice. This proposed study uses Gloria Anzaldúa's concept of borderlands (1987), to critically examine the experience of six Latina teachers within secondary education via a case study. Borderlands, as a theoretical framework, is used to understand how the identity of Latino teachers is uniquely used to both navigate the educational setting, while simultaneously providing their students with a quality education that leads to student success.

Author

• Alexandra Irma Cruz English, DePaul University