TY - JOUR
T1 - Changing Lives on the Border
T2 - Preparing Rural, Culturally Responsive Special Educators
AU - Peterson, Patricia J.
AU - Sandigo, Alma M.
AU - Stoddard, Susan E.
AU - Abou-Rjaily, Kathleen
AU - Ulrich, Judith
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Hammill Institute on Disabilities 2019.
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - Arizona teacher education programs are largely concentrated in urban or suburban areas, with the majority of practicum experiences and student teaching placements located in the same metropolitan areas. However, in Arizona, 35% of K–12 students are served by the 135 school districts that qualify as “rural.” In the extreme southwest corner of Arizona bordering Mexico, 70% of these rural K–12 students are of Hispanic background with Spanish as their first language, and 26.7% of these Hispanic families are living below the poverty line. The “Grow Your Own” programs described here, developed through university–school district partnerships, are specifically designed to prepare culturally responsive educators to meet the needs and ultimately improve the lives of students with disabilities in southwestern Arizona rural border communities.
AB - Arizona teacher education programs are largely concentrated in urban or suburban areas, with the majority of practicum experiences and student teaching placements located in the same metropolitan areas. However, in Arizona, 35% of K–12 students are served by the 135 school districts that qualify as “rural.” In the extreme southwest corner of Arizona bordering Mexico, 70% of these rural K–12 students are of Hispanic background with Spanish as their first language, and 26.7% of these Hispanic families are living below the poverty line. The “Grow Your Own” programs described here, developed through university–school district partnerships, are specifically designed to prepare culturally responsive educators to meet the needs and ultimately improve the lives of students with disabilities in southwestern Arizona rural border communities.
KW - English learners
KW - border communities
KW - cultural and linguistic diversity
KW - rural special education
KW - teacher preparation
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U2 - 10.1177/8756870519879066
DO - 10.1177/8756870519879066
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85074661863
SN - 8756-8705
VL - 39
SP - 71
EP - 81
JO - Rural Special Education Quarterly
JF - Rural Special Education Quarterly
IS - 2
ER -