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This constructivist grounded theory study examines how Islamic school teachers adapt social-emotional learning (SEL) curricula for Muslim Middle Eastern American (MMEA) students. Drawing on intensive interviews, focus groups, and graphic elicitation with 20 educators across two North New Jersey USA Islamic schools, thr...
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Lunch With My Younger Self: Vulnerability in Teacher Preparation
This article is an example of how one preservice teacher (PT) uses self-reflexivity to explore the evocative nature of vulnerability regarding their own biases, prejudices, and privileges in the process of learning to become a teacher. Through poetic self-examination – in teacher education or any other field – the abil...
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