ERIC Number: EJ1406998
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1534-8431
EISSN: EISSN-1532-771X
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Teaching Philosophy Statements: The Impact of a Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Faculty Learning Community at a Hispanic Serving Institution
Alyssa G. Cavazos; Cristina Trejo; Javier Cavazos-Vela; Stephanie Garza-Ochoa; Yaritza Marin; Alexis Racelis
Journal of Latinos and Education, v23 n1 p438-453 2024
We used a phenomenological research design to explore the impact of a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) to support STEM faculty members' development of cultural wealth principles and teaching practices. In this study, we analyzed teaching philosophy statements to learn how the FLC shaped STEM faculty participants' expression of teaching beliefs and values. Because effective teaching philosophy statements are linked to good teaching and transparently designed assignments, the language used to articulate teaching values can inform how we build equity-minded and culturally relevant educational spaces. Findings demonstrated that some faculty members developed and articulated teaching beliefs and intended practices that were consistent with culturally relevant teaching and cultural wealth. However, the study did not discover evidence of practice intentions that reflected these culturally relevant pedagogical principles related to the specific assessment of student learning. We discuss implications for faculty developers at HSIs to support STEM faculty members' use of culturally relevant and community engaged concepts and teaching approaches.
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Teaching Methods, Educational Principles, Position Papers, Communities of Practice, Educational Practices, Higher Education, STEM Education, Instructional Design, Equal Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Cultural Capital, Hispanic Americans, Minority Serving Institutions
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1832523
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