Dissertation
Family Voices in Two-Way Dual Language
2020
Bilingual Education
A thorough literature review of the history, models, effectiveness and policies associated with bilingual education in the United States and Texas.
Family Engagement
Literature of the history of families and schools, the roles parents played through the span of public education, the engagement of families in U.S. schools and how families shaped bilingual education.
Family Voices
Capture of the voices of 10 family members, specifically mothers, whose elementary-age children participated in the Two-Way Dual Language program in a large Central Texas school district.
Ethics of Care
Theories included those of Vygotsky (1978), Noddings (1995), and Epstein (2005) framing the idea that children’s learning acquisition is supported by ethics of care and nestled within a communal landscape.