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En los Estados Unidos, los colegios comunitarios (CC) son instituciones que otorgan títulos técnicos y preparan a una población estudiantil diversa para continuar su educación en instituciones de cuatro años. La diversificación del estudiantado requiere un enfoque de enseñanza integrado que aborde sus necesidades particulares. Por lo tanto, el profesorado de las áreas de ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (STEM, por sus siglas en inglés), perteneciente a un programa de mentoría en un colegio comunitario hispano, participó en grupos focales en línea durante tres semestres. Este estudio se estructuró bajo los marcos de la pedagogía de sostenimiento cultural (CSP, por sus siglas en inglés) y la interseccionalidad, con el fin de destacar la importancia de cómo las identidades de los estudiantes, las disciplinas y las modalidades instruccionales interactúan con su proceso de aprendizaje. Los hallazgos revelaron que los docentes que participaron en el programa de mentoría adquirieron una mayor conciencia de los cambios pedagógicos necesarios, fortalecieron la colaboración con mentores pares para perfeccionar sus estrategias de enseñanza y mostraron una mayor empatía hacia las necesidades académicas y emocionales de los estudiantes. Por último, el profesorado desarrolló una mayor comprensión de los matices de las experiencias de vida de los estudiantes y, en consecuencia, de sus diversas necesidades de aprendizaje.
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