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Abstract
The school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the work and home lives of families. Drawing on data from 19 interviews with Brazilian and non-Brazilian mothers in one urban elementary school, we explore how mothers negotiated their roles as caregivers, breadwinners, and teachers during this unprecedented time. Braiding Oliveira's concept of the currency of love with Yosso's concept of community cultural wealth, we argue that mothers across immigrant, cultural, and socioeconomic lines enacted similar care practices to sustain their children's learning. This study advances the literature by illuminating the sometimes invisible efforts of mothers to nurture their children's schooling.
COVID-19 大流行导致学校关闭,扰乱了家庭的工作和家庭生活。通过对一所城市小学的巴西籍和非巴西籍母亲的 19 次访谈,我们探讨了在这一前所未有的时期,母亲们是如何协商她们作为照顾者、养家糊口者和教师的角色的。将奥利维拉(Oliveira)的 "爱的货币"(currency of love)概念与尤索(Yosso)的 "社区文化财富"(community cultural wealth)概念相结合,我们认为,不同移民、文化和社会经济背景的母亲们采取了类似的照顾方式来维持孩子们的学习。这项研究阐明了母亲们为子女的学业付出的有时是无形的努力,从而推动了相关文献的发展。
期刊介绍:
Get hard-hitting, focused analyses of critical concerns facing inner-city schools in Urban Education. For almost 40 years, Urban Education has provided thought-provoking commentary on key issues from gender-balanced and racially diverse perspectives. Subjects include: •Mental health needs of urban students •Student motivation and teacher practice •School-to-work programs and community economic development •Restructuring in large urban schools •Health and social services