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Critical Teacher Agency through Relational Pivots: Insights from Latina Mothers

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Through the perspectives of 22 Latina mothers with young children, this article illustrates how teachers can enact critical teacher agency in times of heightened political and social uncertainty. The article conceptualizes agency as a social practice, and links critical teacher agency to pivots or small shifts. Findings from focus group data suggest that Latina mothers value teacher agency in small, relational practices (between teacher and parent, teacher and student, and student and student), informed by their cultural model that emphasizes teaching and learning as social and relational. While the data come from Latina mothers with young children, the insights about critical teacher agency are relevant to K-12 teachers and teacher educators. © 2025, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. All rights reserved.

Publication Title

International Journal of Critical Pedagogy

Publication Date

6-6-2025

Volume

14

Issue

1

First Page

67

Last Page

84

ISSN

2157-1074

DOI

https://doi.org//ijcp.1408

Keywords

teacher agency, Latina mothers, family engagement

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