Sanjuana Rodríguez
Biographic Data
| ID | 4874676 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sanjuana Rodríguez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sanjuana |
| FAMILY NAME | Rodríguez |
| SIGNATURE | RODRÍGUEZ S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kennesaw State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8674-2459 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Revolutionary Love
This qualitative study explores how teachers implement literacy pedagogies that affirm and engage students despite facing restrictive literacy mandates. We interviewed a focus group of four veteran Revolutionary Loving kindergarten through fifth‐grade teachers from three Title 1 schools in the southeastern United States. Additionally, the study examined how teachers challenged deficit‐oriented beliefs, employed strategies to understand students' …
Field experiences for pre-service teachers post-Covid-19
This study investigates a supplemental field experience taking place on a university campus in the summer of 2021. The program includes linguistically, culturally, and socioeconomically marginalized children performing below grade level in reading. Pre-service teachers (PSTs) work with the children for 4 weeks, focusing on science-based literacy instruction. The initial findings of this case study were that lesson planning, teacher dispositions, …
Pláticas with Latinx preservice teachers
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of Latinx preservice teachers (PSTs) while enrolled in a teacher preparation program in the New Latinx South, a cluster of states that have seen a precipitous growth in the Latinx population over the last decades. Design/methodology/approach The authors used pláticas, or informal conversations with a group of six female Latinx PSTs. Findings Two main themes were identified: experienc…
That's Where My Anger Is Coming From
This study examines a plática held by Latine teachers and pre-service teachers after watching the documentary Precious Knowledge in the U.S. Latino South. The study employed Chicana/Latina feminist theory as well as the use of testimonios as methodology. Results from this study show that Latine teachers were able to share their experiences with racism, discuss issues of white supremacy, and make connections from present to past events. Based on t…
Pláticas con Maestros
Drawing on pláticas held between preservice and in-service teachers, this study explores the experiences of Latinx teachers teaching in the New Latino South. The researchers illustrate how teachers navigate teaching in schools where they were oftentimes the only Latinx teacher. For this study, we used Latino Critical Race Theory paired with pláticas to analyze the stories that the participants shared. Findings from this study indicate that teache…
Using critical incidents to investigate teacher preparation
Fostering the development of the required knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed for teachers to be successful in the classroom is a complex task. Teacher candidates must develop the skills nee
As
In this article, we offer an analysis of how institutions of higher education have responded to occurrences related to racism in educational contexts and the larger society. Since the initial drafting of this manuscript, continued police brutality and racially motivated tragedies have prompted protests and uprising across the US and the world, specifically after the killings of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, Breona Taylor in Kentucky, and George Floyd…
Hay Que Tener Fe
Moving toward
Purpose Public schools are spaces where capital-T transformation in teachers is needed (Guillory, 2012). To shift schools to places where all communities are valued, teacher education programs must create spaces where shifts in beliefs and practice can occur. This study aims to describe how the use of a social justice curriculum framework impacted teacher candidates by creating such a space. Design/methodology/approach This is an ethnographic stu…
Disrupting the status quo
This article highlights four qualitative studies that examine young diverse populations (i.e. middle-class African-American learners, Latinx immigrant children, emergent bilingual writers, and teachers of low-socioeconomic African-American learners) using culturally relevant and culturally sustaining pedagogies as our theoretical lens. The research questions are (1) What are the features of classrooms that support culturally sustaining learning f…
Disrupting the status quo
This article highlights four qualitative studies that examine young diverse populations (i.e. middle-class African-American learners, Latinx immigrant children, emergent bilingual writers, and teachers of low-socioeconomic African-American learners) using culturally relevant and culturally sustaining pedagogies as our theoretical lens. The research questions are (1) What are the features of classrooms that support culturally sustaining learning f…
Revolutionary Love
This qualitative study explores how teachers implement literacy pedagogies that affirm and engage students despite facing restrictive literacy mandates. We interviewed a focus group of four veteran Revolutionary Loving kindergarten through fifth‐grade teachers from three Title 1 schools in the southeastern United States. Additionally, the study examined how teachers challenged deficit‐oriented beliefs, employed strategies to understand students' …
Pláticas con Maestros
Drawing on pláticas held between preservice and in-service teachers, this study explores the experiences of Latinx teachers teaching in the New Latino South. The researchers illustrate how teachers navigate teaching in schools where they were oftentimes the only Latinx teacher. For this study, we used Latino Critical Race Theory paired with pláticas to analyze the stories that the participants shared. Findings from this study indicate that teache…
That's Where My Anger Is Coming From
This study examines a plática held by Latine teachers and pre-service teachers after watching the documentary Precious Knowledge in the U.S. Latino South. The study employed Chicana/Latina feminist theory as well as the use of testimonios as methodology. Results from this study show that Latine teachers were able to share their experiences with racism, discuss issues of white supremacy, and make connections from present to past events. Based on t…
Hay Que Tener Fe
Moving toward
Purpose Public schools are spaces where capital-T transformation in teachers is needed (Guillory, 2012). To shift schools to places where all communities are valued, teacher education programs must create spaces where shifts in beliefs and practice can occur. This study aims to describe how the use of a social justice curriculum framework impacted teacher candidates by creating such a space. Design/methodology/approach This is an ethnographic stu…
Disrupting the status quo
This article highlights four qualitative studies that examine young diverse populations (i.e. middle-class African-American learners, Latinx immigrant children, emergent bilingual writers, and teachers of low-socioeconomic African-American learners) using culturally relevant and culturally sustaining pedagogies as our theoretical lens. The research questions are (1) What are the features of classrooms that support culturally sustaining learning f…
Moving toward
Purpose Public schools are spaces where capital-T transformation in teachers is needed (Guillory, 2012). To shift schools to places where all communities are valued, teacher education programs must create spaces where shifts in beliefs and practice can occur. This study aims to describe how the use of a social justice curriculum framework impacted teacher candidates by creating such a space. Design/methodology/approach This is an ethnographic stu…
Using critical incidents to investigate teacher preparation
Fostering the development of the required knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed for teachers to be successful in the classroom is a complex task. Teacher candidates must develop the skills nee
As
In this article, we offer an analysis of how institutions of higher education have responded to occurrences related to racism in educational contexts and the larger society. Since the initial drafting of this manuscript, continued police brutality and racially motivated tragedies have prompted protests and uprising across the US and the world, specifically after the killings of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, Breona Taylor in Kentucky, and George Floyd…
Hay Que Tener Fe
Pláticas con Maestros
Drawing on pláticas held between preservice and in-service teachers, this study explores the experiences of Latinx teachers teaching in the New Latino South. The researchers illustrate how teachers navigate teaching in schools where they were oftentimes the only Latinx teacher. For this study, we used Latino Critical Race Theory paired with pláticas to analyze the stories that the participants shared. Findings from this study indicate that teache…
Field experiences for pre-service teachers post-Covid-19
This study investigates a supplemental field experience taking place on a university campus in the summer of 2021. The program includes linguistically, culturally, and socioeconomically marginalized children performing below grade level in reading. Pre-service teachers (PSTs) work with the children for 4 weeks, focusing on science-based literacy instruction. The initial findings of this case study were that lesson planning, teacher dispositions, …
Pláticas with Latinx preservice teachers
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of Latinx preservice teachers (PSTs) while enrolled in a teacher preparation program in the New Latinx South, a cluster of states that have seen a precipitous growth in the Latinx population over the last decades. Design/methodology/approach The authors used pláticas, or informal conversations with a group of six female Latinx PSTs. Findings Two main themes were identified: experienc…
That's Where My Anger Is Coming From
This study examines a plática held by Latine teachers and pre-service teachers after watching the documentary Precious Knowledge in the U.S. Latino South. The study employed Chicana/Latina feminist theory as well as the use of testimonios as methodology. Results from this study show that Latine teachers were able to share their experiences with racism, discuss issues of white supremacy, and make connections from present to past events. Based on t…
Revolutionary Love
This qualitative study explores how teachers implement literacy pedagogies that affirm and engage students despite facing restrictive literacy mandates. We interviewed a focus group of four veteran Revolutionary Loving kindergarten through fifth‐grade teachers from three Title 1 schools in the southeastern United States. Additionally, the study examined how teachers challenged deficit‐oriented beliefs, employed strategies to understand students' …
Pedagogy (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (5 works) · Mathematics education (5 works) · Teacher education (4 works) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works)