The Bilingual Teacher Shortage in One Texas School District: Practitioner Perspectives. Issue 4 (1st October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kennedy, Barbara
• Is Part Of: Journal of Latinos and education. Volume 19:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 338
• Page End: 354
• Publication Date: 2020-10-01
• Subjects: Bilingual education -- qualitative research -- teacher preparation -- Spanish -- dual language -- elementary; Hispanic Americans -- Education -- Periodicals; Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity -- Periodicals; Latin Americans -- Education -- Periodicals; Latin Americans -- Ethnic identity -- Periodicals; 371.82968073
• DOI: 10.1080/15348431.2018.1526688
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1534-8431

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article explores how stakeholders in one Texas school district perceive, experience, and respond to the Spanish bilingual teacher shortage. Interview data from a qualitative case study contributes to the article's vivid portrayal of the teacher shortage and its impact on the elementary education of bilingual Latino school children in Texas. Examples are shared that illustrate the realities of the bilingual teacher shortage and how it plays out at the district, school, and classroom levels. The article concludes with policy recommendations and implications for future research in the areas of bilingual teacher preparation and certification in Texas and nationally.