(Research in Educational Equality and Diversity)
by Eleonor G. Castillo (Author)
This
text offers a hermeneutic phenomenological exploration of the lived
experiences of Filipinx American teachers in U.S. schools, classrooms,
and colleges.
By drawing on one-on-one dialogues,
group discussion, and reflective writing, the text identifies racial,
cultural, and linguistic barriers that members of this minority group
have faced in their training and practice as educators. The text
questions the underrepresentation of Filipinx Americans among U.S.
teaching staff and identifies causes both within the Filipino community
and via external factors, including the absence of Filipino culture in
curricula, as well as a lack of peer support in the development of Asian
American teacher identities. This timely volume highlights the need to
expand diversity teacher education to create a more racially diverse and
inclusive workforce.
Offering rich insight into the
experiences of Filipinx American teachers, this volume will be of
interest to students, scholars, and researchers drawn to studies of
multicultural education, as well as teacher education.
