Teaching Immigration Issues in Elementary School Classrooms on the US/Mexico Border: Transborder Pedagogy and Its Significance

STAR Scholars Network & OJED. 6 Delgreen Court, Nottinghamm, MD 21236. Web site: https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jise

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Foreign Countries; Immigrants; Refugees; Elementary Education; Grade 6; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Public Education; Geographic Regions; Economically Disadvantaged; Teacher Attitudes; Minority Group Teachers; Hispanic Americans; Administrators; Minority Group Students; Social Studies; Attitudes; Language Arts; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Teaching Methods; Barriers; Reflection; Time Factors (Learning); Social Problems

United States; Mexico

2166-2681
2690-0408

This case study uncovers how controversial issues such as the recent influx of refugees and immigrants were being addressed in upper elementary classrooms on the United States (US) side of the US/Mexico border. Public school administrators and sixth-grade teachers from two school sites participated. Transborder pedagogy contextualized the findings of the research. With the COVID-19 pandemic, classroom discussions of border issues have been superseded with other concerns. This research underscores the immediacy of transborder pedagogy during times of uncertainty.

As Provided

2023

EJ1374830