Morena pedagogy: Latina educators and Latina youth in urban schools

Abstract

Despite the fact that Latinas are the fastest-growing minority in the USA, their histories, experiences, cultures and languages are systematically devalued within US schools. Moreover, little research provides rich and thorough descriptions of how race and gender intersect to influence schooling for Latina students. This study prioritises the narratives of Latina teachers to illustrate how race and gender impact the schooling experiences of Latina youth. The Latina teachers contend that racio-sexual oppression is alive and well in urban schools. To mediate and oppose these acts of oppression, the teachers and I provide three points of departure to develop a raced and gendered pedagogical framework for Latina students.