Diana Gonzales Worthen

Researcher

University of Arkansas

Unknown Researcher

3 h-index 9 pubs 63 cited

Research Areas

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Diana Gonzales Worthen's research focuses on educational practices and support for bilingual and bicultural students and educators. Her work investigates how academic advising can be culturally responsive, particularly for bilingual and bicultural paraprofessionals, as highlighted in her 2021 publication "Socioculturally Mediated Academic Advising: A GYO Approach for Supporting Bilingual/Bicultural Paraprofessionals." Worthen also examines the role of these paraprofessionals in bridging relationships between families and teachers of English learners, as detailed in "Bilingual/Bicultural Paraprofessionals as Brokers of English Learners' Family-Teacher Relationships" (2021).

Further contributing to pedagogical advancements, her research explores "Biography-Driven Instruction" (2022) and how teachers can differentiate instruction for English learners through culturally responsive teaching methods, as presented in "Unpacking Teachers' Growth in Culturally Responsive Teaching Differentiating for English Learners" (2022). Worthen has a publication count of 9, with 59 citations and an h-index of 3. She has collaborated with Janet Penner Williams and Sandra G. Bowman, both from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

h-index: 3
Publications: 9
Citations: 63

Selected Publications

Unpacking Teachers' Growth in Culturally Responsive Teaching Differentiating for English Learners (2022)

Advances in educational marketing, administration, and leadership book series DOI OpenAlex
Biography-Driven Instruction (2022)

Advances in educational marketing, administration, and leadership book series 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Bilingual/Bicultural Paraprofessionals as Brokers of English Learners' Family-Teacher Relationships (2021)

IGI Global eBooks 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Socioculturally Mediated Academic Advising: A GYO Approach for Supporting Bilingual/Bicultural Paraprofessionals (2021)

Journal of Career Development 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Bilingual/Bicultural Paraprofessionals as Brokers of English Learners' Family-Teacher Relationships (2020)

Advances in early childhood and K-12 education DOI OpenAlex
Sustainability of teacher growth from professional development in culturally and linguistically responsive instructional practices (2019)

Teaching and Teacher Education 26 citations DOI OpenAlex
PLCs: Key PD component in learning transfer for teachers of English learners (2017)

Teaching and Teacher Education 32 citations DOI OpenAlex