Gabriel Rodriguez, assistant professor Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, has co-authored an article published in Teachers College Record.
The article examines the experiences of Latine high school educators across different suburban schools outside of Chicago, Illinois. The study’s findings focus on how participants complicated the levels of support they received, as they felt pigeonholed and struggled to develop boundaries, and felt a sense of obligación (obligation) to serve the needs of their Latine students.
Additionally, the findings highlight how participants leveraged their cultural and linguistic identities to facilitate conexiones (connections) and create spaces that affirmed their students.
Rodriguez credits the Dean’s Summer Research Funding Award for being able to work with Marisol Jimenez, Ph.D. '26 EPOL, along with Julissa Carreño '26 LAS, for their important contributions as co-authors.
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