Why Teach Latinidad

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  In Roundtable Session: Empowering Diverse Learners: Civic Development, Bilingual Education, and Latinidad (Table 1)

Abstract

This paper examines teachers’ rationales for teaching such Latinx topics, and the resources and practices educators use to include Latinxs in their curriculum. What rationales do teachers use to justify these selections? To answer this, we analyze interview data from four school districts with significant Latinx student populations. Our findings indicate that teacher participants are primarily driven by two factors: to teach a justice-oriented curriculum and to be more inclusive of different histories. The results will establish a baseline for understanding the content and strategies educators employ in teaching the experiences of Latinxs in the U.S.

Authors

• Maribel Santiago, University of Washington

• Jasmin Patron-Vargas, Texas A&M University