Ensuring Latinx Mothers Feel Valued in Schools to Promote Student Success

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Title
Ensuring Latinx Mothers Feel Valued in Schools to Promote Student Success
Author
Daisy Macias
Andrea Emerson
Faculty Sponsor
Andrea Emerson
Abstract
Latinx mothers feeling valued in their children’s schools is a crucial component of their child’s success and wellbeing. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 4 mothers, whose educational experiences varied. The questions focused on the mothers’ experiences within the education system regarding themselves and their children. Analysis of the interviews revealed three emergent themes - parents as first teachers, generational education experiences as motivation, and advocacy. For mothers to feel valued in their children’s schools, their role as the first-teacher in their children's lives must be respected. They also must have a safe space to advocate for their child. The mothers also utilize their own educational experiences as motivation to best support their children. Listening to the voices of Latinx mothers and learning from these themes casts an important asset oriented light on their intentions and the support strategies that work for them.
Subject
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Latinx mothers
advocacy
generational education experiences
first-teachers
belongingness
Rights
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Type
Text
volume
11
Date Published
12/14/2022
Note
Andrea Emerson
Alternative Title
The Effects of Latinx Mothers Feeling Valued in Schools
Identifier
pure/vol11/iss1/8