Journal article
Cultivando confianza: a bilingual community of practice negotiates restrictive language policies
International journal of bilingual education and bilingualism, Vol.19(4), pp.347-369
07/03/2016
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/113148
Abstract
Drawing from an ethnographic study of how one school community negotiates English-only policy in Arizona, we investigated how a bilingual community of practice was established at one school. Integral to establishing this bilingual community was the mobilization of Spanish-speaking families in the school's daily life and operation. This school-parent mutual engagement cultivated feelings of confianza, or trust, between educators and families, and ultimately facilitated the use of parent waivers to opt out of the state's mandated English-only program. Implications include the significance of establishing bilingual communities of practice and the need to engage the entire school community, especially families, in policy negotiation.
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- Title
- Cultivando confianza: a bilingual community of practice negotiates restrictive language policies
- Creators
- Sarah N Newcomer - Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education, Washington State University Tri-CitiesKelly Puzio - Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education, Washington State University
- Publication Details
- International journal of bilingual education and bilingualism, Vol.19(4), pp.347-369
- Academic Unit
- Teaching and Learning, Department of
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Identifiers
- 99900548367401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article