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” Engaging Spanish heritage language learners through human rights education

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ID8939320
AutoresMichele Back (0000-0003-0853-5141, Department of Curriculum and Instruction University of Connecticut Mansfield Connecticut USA, autor correspondente), Amber Dickey (East Hartford High School Connecticut East Hartford USA)
Ano2025
Volume58
Fascículo4
Páginas776-798
Data de publicação2025-07-17
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoForeign Language Annals (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/flan.70008
OpenAlexW4413085945
IdiomaES
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas29

In this study, we investigate how human rights education (HRE) can enrich Spanish heritage language learning (SHLL) in U.S. secondary classrooms. Using a mixed‐methods action research design, we examined a 9‐week unit on migrant labor rights taught in two Heritage Spanish 3 classes. Data sources included classroom observations, surveys, and a focal lesson analysis. While quantitative findings showed limited shifts in engagement, empathy, and advocacy, qualitative evidence revealed that human rights themes encouraged students to critically reflect on labor laws, connect curricular content to their lived experiences, and express growing awareness of their own rights. Classroom discussions demonstrated emerging critical thinking, with students demanding evidence during peer debates and drawing parallels between educational equity and societal well‐being. Students also articulated a newfound sense of civic responsibility, particularly in advocating for Spanish‐speaking communities. These results underscore the potential of HRE‐infused SHLL curricula to foster deeper engagement, empathy, critical consciousness, and advocacy. We argue for expanding such pedagogical models across diverse educational contexts and call for longitudinal studies to assess sustained impacts

Critical consciousness · Curriculum · Empathy · Human rights · Human Rights Education · Parallels · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Law · Peace and Human Rights Education · Psychology · Social Psychology