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ERIC Number: EJ1286866
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1540-7969
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Cultural Brokers in Special Education
Mortier, Kathleen; Brown, Isabella C.; Aramburo, Corrine M.
Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, v46 n1 p3-17 Mar 2021
Culturally and linguistically diverse families face substantial barriers in the special education system and seek support from cultural brokers to help them navigate it. We used a qualitative design to study cultural brokering experiences among Latinx families of children with extensive support needs and cultural brokers. Through individual interviews with 10 Latinx families of children with extensive support needs, and focus groups with 10 Latinx cultural brokers, this study shows how cultural brokers inform, encourage, assist, and provide emotional support for Latinx families, and revealed their motivations, qualities, and skill sets. The findings also include recommendations for teachers and schools who want to engage in cultural brokering to improve their partnership with Latinx families.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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