Journal article
Orientations of prospective teachers toward students' family and community
Teaching and teacher education, Vol.35, pp.126-136
10/2013
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/118982
Abstract
Teacher educators need an awareness of orientations that prospective teachers (PSTs) hold about children's families and communities, so that they can support PSTs in developing positive perspectives and addressing deficit perspectives. Orientations expressed by 20 PSTs while in preK-8 mathematics methods courses are examined. Results from interviews indicate that PSTs recognize the importance of connecting with parents, understanding home and community practices, and building on these practices to support children's mathematical learning. They also, however, exhibit inconsistent perspectives, at times indicating a lack of understanding as to why some families appear to be less able to support students' academic efforts.
•Beliefs about families' attitudes and actions influencing learning of mathematics.•Beliefs about PSTs as learners of children and families they will teach.•Steps PSTs might take to draw on family and community resources in classrooms.
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- Title
- Orientations of prospective teachers toward students' family and community
- Creators
- Mary Q Foote - Queens College, CUNY, EECE, PH054W, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367, USAAmy Roth McDuffie - Washington State University Tri-Cities, 2710 University Drive, Richland, WA 99352, USAErin E Turner - University of Arizona, 1430 E. Second Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, USAJulia M Aguirre - University of Washington-Tacoma, 1900 Commerce Street, Box 358435, Tacoma, WA 98402-3100, USATonya Gau Bartell - University of Delaware, 105D Willard Hall, Newark, DE 19716, USACorey Drake - Michigan State University, Erickson Hall, 620 Farm Lane, Room 118A, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- Publication Details
- Teaching and teacher education, Vol.35, pp.126-136
- Academic Unit
- Education, College of
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Identifiers
- 99900594656601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article