Mentor Areas
Dr. Flores studies the intersection of language and race in education. This includes tracing the racist roots of contemporary language educational research, policy, and practice, documenting the ways that they continue to harm racialized bilingual students, and conceptualizing anti-racist alternatives. Dr. Flores works closely with educators working in bilingual programs in Philadelphia. He oversaw the Philadelphia Bilingual Education Project that studied the history of bilingual education in the city while supporting the district in its expansion of dual language education through the provision of teacher professional development and program support.
Description:
Participatory action research (PAR) entails carrying out research along with community members with everyone taking the roles of both researcher and participant. Responsibilities may include attending in person research meetings in a community center in Norristown and get acquainted with community members, attending virtual meetings with research team, design and pilot data collection tools, transcribe and organize data, help brainstorming grant proposals, and co-conduct research meetings. Students are also encouraged to seek opportunities to share their skills in the community center by leading their own classes and projects.
Preferred Qualifications
Interest in working with Latinx families ; Interest in participatory action research; Spanish language proficiency
Details:
Preferred Student Year
Junior, Senior
Academic Term
Fall, Spring
I prefer to have students start during the above term(s).Volunteer
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to volunteers.Paid
No
Yes indicates that faculty are open to paying students they engage in their research, regardless of their work-study eligibility.Work Study
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to hiring work-study-eligible students.