Date of Award
2025-05-01
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Education
Advisor(s)
Char Ullman
Abstract
The transnationalism phenomenon is at the core of an increasingly globalized world. This phenomenological study with a comparative stance explores the lived experiences and perspectives of teachers with a transnational migration background with regards to how they [re]construct their identities and conocimiento. It compares and contrasts the histories and insights from participants in the borderlands with those from the heart of Mexico. Specifically, this study contributes to the under-explored body of literature which has taken a comparative stance in looking at transnationalism in education on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Data derived from migration memory maps and in-depth, phenomenological interviews with a total of 10 participants (five participants in each of the two settings). Data analysis was guided by a three-pronged framework: transnationalism theory, theory of conocimiento, and identity theory, through both inductive and deductive data coding. Findings denote the different stages of conocimiento that the participants experienced, as well as borderlands epistemologies and imagined transnationalism.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2025-05
File Size
235 p.
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Isaac Frausto Hernandez
Recommended Citation
Frausto Hernandez, Isaac, "Transnational Teachers On Both Sides Of The U.S.-Mexico Border: Exploring Their Identities And Conocimiento. A Phenomenological Study With A Comparative Stance" (2025). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 4370.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/4370