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Hispanic Individuals in Their Communities: An Untapped Resource for Increasing the Bilingual Teacher Population

Department of literacy education at Northern Illinois University

James A. Cohen

Arizona State University

The shortage of teachers in pre-K-12 schools includes a serious shortage of bilingual teachers. Based on the findings of several research studies, the authors suggest that Hispanic bilingual adults in communities with populations of pre-K-12 students who are English-language learners are an untapped resource. The authors offer suggestions for designing programs that recruit and retain Hispanic individuals from their communities to become fully credentialed bilingual teachers.

Key Words: English-language learners • bilingual teacher preparation • Hispanic teachers

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, Vol. 4, No. 1, 51-63 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1538192704271485


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