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Prado, Yenda; Ramos, Michelle N.; Peña, Elizabeth; Zavala, Jenny – Bilingual Research Journal, 2022
Exploring parent, student, and teacher language moves is essential to develop and implement strategies that cultivate Spanish use in support of dual-language engagement. We used Lareau's concerted cultivation framework to explore language use at a K-8 dual-language immersion school. A case-study design integrating content analysis was used to…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Bilingual Teachers, Native Language, Second Language Learning
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Bruna, Katherine Richardson – Bilingual Research Journal, 2009
This position paper observes the impact of "Proposition 227", California's "English for the Children" initiative, on the professional development of teachers of English Learners. It draws on information I obtained while working as an evaluator of the California Teacher Institutes (CTIs), a network of institutes aimed to enhance…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Language Planning, Teacher Effectiveness, Hidden Curriculum
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Stritikus, Tom; Garcia, Eugene E. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2000
Interviews with 32 teachers in 8 California school districts examined how teachers responded to Proposition 227. Three teacher reactions were identified: outward defiance, clarification of pedagogical purpose, and anxiety in the face of change. Key factors in these reactions were teacher ideology and experiences and the course of implementation…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)