Graduation Year
2011
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree
Ph.D.
Degree Granting Department
Psychological and Social Foundations
Major Professor
Harold Keller, Ph.D.
Co-Major Professor
Lisa M. Lopez, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Robert Dedrick, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Rance Harbor, Ph.D.
Keywords
Hispanic, Latino, bilingual, cultural competence, early education
Abstract
This study explored the underlying factors involved in the Language and Culture Questionnaire (LCQ), a measure of lead pre-kindergarten and kindergarten teachers' (n = 119) beliefs and best practices for working with dual language learners (DLLs). The LCQ was found to have suboptimal reliability and all results herein should be interpreted with caution. The exploratory factor analyses suggested the LCQ weakly captures two factors, beliefs and practices. Frequencies of teachers holding the appropriate beliefs and implementing best practices were reviewed. The beliefs and practices scores exhibited a degree of relationship between each other. Finally, multiple regression designs were utilized to reveal what teachers demographic characteristics (e.g., years teaching DLLs, level of education) were related to greater scores on the LCQ.
Scholar Commons Citation
Sanchez, Giselle, "Analyses of Language and Culture Beliefs and Reported Practices of Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Teachers Working with Dual Language Learners" (2011). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/3328
