Date of Award
1-2025
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School
College for Education and Engaged Learning
Department/Program
Teacher Education and Teacher Development
Thesis Sponsor/Dissertation Chair/Project Chair
Reva Jaffe-Walter
Committee Member
Kathryn Herr
Committee Member
Jeremy Price
Abstract
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in anti-Asian hate across the country. As a result, more researchers and educators are calling for accurate and positive representation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) at schools and the US at large. In 2022, New Jersey became the second state in the nation after Illinois to mandate school districts to include AAPI history and contributions in the K-12 Social Studies curriculum. However, there is still limited research on how to enact an AAPI-inclusive curriculum in US schools. Using a basic qualitative design, this study aimed to gather perspectives and insights from nine K-12 educators in a New Jersey school district concerning the AAPI-inclusive curriculum.
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Recommended Citation
Lai, Yue Sum Sharon, "Resisting Invisibility: Teacher Perspectives on New Jersey's Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Curriculum Mandate" (2025). Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects. 1501.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/etd/1501
