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ERIC Number: EJ1104924
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-1934-5267
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Beyond the "English Learner" Frame: Transnational Funds of Knowledge in Social Studies
Dabach, Dafney Blanca; Fones, Aliza
International Journal of Multicultural Education, v18 n1 p7-27 2016
Transnationalism is a phenomenon that has consequences for education, broadly defined. Even as youth engage in transnational practices that expand their knowledge across borders, immigrant students in U.S. schools are often framed narrowly as "English learners" and their forms of knowledge may be erased. Synthesizing literature at the intersection of transnationalism and education, citizenship education, and funds of knowledge, we argue for the necessity of recognizing immigrant youth's transnational funds of knowledge. We draw from a qualitative study to illustrate how a high school social studies teacher created space for students' transnational funds of knowledge in the classroom, focusing on a Pakistani student's return visit to his country of origin. The teacher's orientation toward students' transnational funds of knowledge served to counter assimilationist discourses while teaching U.S. civics. This article contributes to understanding how immigrants' transnational experiences can widen narrow visions of citizen-building in formal schooling and build upon their assets for a more inclusive society.
International Journal of Multicultural Education. Eastern University, 1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087. Tel: 610-341-1597; Fax: 484-581-1276; e-mail: ijme@eastern.edu; Web site: http://www.ijme-journal.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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