ERIC Number: EJ1170804
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Publication Date: 2018
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Walking the Roads as Immigrant Mothers and Teacher Educators: A Collaborative Self-Study of Three Korean Immigrant Early Childhood Educators
Kim, Jinhee; Wee, Su-Jeong; Kim, Kyoung Jin
Studying Teacher Education, v14 n1 p22-38 2018
Offering an analysis of our multifaceted experiences as three Korean immigrant early childhood teacher educators in the United States, this critical collaborative self-study examines how positions as immigrant mothers and teacher educators interplay with each other. This study also explores ways in which the intersectional experiences influence our teaching pedagogy and practices. We found that we as immigrant mothers have challenges pertaining to parental involvement and maintaining our heritage language, meet tensions when advocating for diversity, and experience role-model pressure as teacher educators. Keeping these challenges in mind, the interactions between our two roles benefitted our students as our teaching became more critical and deeper. This collaborative self-study unpacks the intersecting positions of immigrant mother and teacher educator insightfully and reveals the development of pedagogical practices. It also suggests directions for classroom teachers and future researchers in relation to immigrant children and families.
Descriptors: Immigrants, Mothers, Teacher Educators, Korean, Korean Culture, Early Childhood Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Parent Participation, Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Grounded Theory, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Collaboration, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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