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Peer reviewedFlores, Belinda Bustos; Keehn, Susan; Perez, Bertha – Bilingual Research Journal, 2002
A case study examined a Texas bilingual teacher education program that recruited local paraprofessionals and Mexican teachers (normalistas). Interviews, writing samples, and observations of seven students revealed that normalistas were open to seeing merit in U.S. educational methods, while paraprofessionals began to question the deficit model…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teacher Aides, Bilingual Teachers, Case Studies, College School Cooperation
Peer reviewedWaldschmidt, Eileen Dugan – Bilingual Research Journal, 2002
A critical ethnography of three Mexican American bilingual interns examines the barriers that minority individuals face in gaining licensure to teach. These include a salary reduction, a stressful workload, teacher exams, inability to use their bilingual education skills, and mentors with no experience in bilingual education or at the interns'…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Bilingual Teachers, Criticism
Peer reviewedHewlett-Gomez, Michele R.; Solis, Adela – Bilingual Research Journal, 1995
An innovative English and Spanish instructional program for grades six through eight in a south Texas district integrates language and content areas, uses both languages, implements literacy strategies typical of elementary programs, accommodates varying Spanish and English proficiency and limited prior schooling, and employs Mexican teachers as…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Teacher Aides, English (Second Language), Immigrants
