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Table 4

Perceptions and Telling the Story

Participants’ Codes	Participant Quotes	Answers Interpretation
Interview Participant 1 (IP 1)	“Everybody needs a leader. Somebody has got to set the pace, to take charge.” “We seek leadership and take that role depending on the environment and the situation.”	Adult ELL educators view themselves as leaders when there is a need in their daily practices. They guide and lead.
Interview Participant 4 (IP 4)	“Experienced teachers can present a voice full of wisdom and have an important leadership role.”	Having an immense teaching experience allows educators to offer wisdom to school leaders.
Interview Participant 6 (IP 6)	“I see myself as a leader, and I reach out and ask what the problem of the student is. That’s my way of giving back and helping and assisting them.”	Educators strive to assist individual students, meet their needs, support them, and guide them while teaching them English.

Participants’ Codes	Participant Quotes	Answers Interpretation
Interview Participant 1 (IP 1)	“Everybody needs a leader. Somebody has got to set the pace, to take charge.”“We seek leadership and take that role depending on the environment and the situation.”	Adult ELL educators view themselves as leaders when there is a need in their daily practices. They guide and lead.
Interview Participant 4 (IP 4)	“Experienced teachers can present a voice full of wisdom and have an important leadership role.”	Having an immense teaching experience allows educators to offer wisdom to school leaders.
Interview Participant 6 (IP 6)	“I see myself as a leader, and I reach out and ask what the problem of the student is. That’s my way of giving back and helping and assisting them.”	Educators strive to assist individual students, meet their needs, support them, and guide them while teaching them English.