Equity in Multilingual Schools and Communities - Celebrating the Contributions of Guadalupe Valdés

This book honors the impactful contributions of Guadalupe Valdés, focusing on three major areas of her work: languages and literacies in multilingual contexts, language development in schools and communities, and equity and access. Personal interludes from former students and colleagues add insight into practices of mentorship within the field.

About the author

Amanda K. Kibler is Professor in the College of Education at Oregon State University, USA. Her scholarship focuses on better understanding the language and literacy development of multilingual children and adolescents from immigrant backgrounds.
Aída Walqui is Principal Investigator and Director of the National Research and Development Center to Improve the Education of English Learners in Secondary Schools, housed at WestEd, USA. Her work focuses on the development of teacher expertise to realize the immense potential of multilingual learners.
George C. Bunch is Professor and Education Department Chair at the University of California, Santa Cruz, USA. His research focuses on curricula, policies, and teacher preparation designed to serve multilingual learners in K-12 and higher education.
 

Christian Faltis, a California native schooled in Mexico, is a bilingual education professor, an AERA Fellow, and an AERA Distinguished Scholar. Christian is also an artist, whose oil paintings seek to address social inequities and visceral realities located in the bodies of marginalized people, with a focus on Mexican immigrants.

Product details

• Assisted by: George C Bunch (Editor), George C. Bunch (Editor), Bunch George C. (Editor), Christian J Faltis (Editor), Faltis Christian J. (Editor), Amanda K Kibler (Editor), Amanda K. Kibler (Editor), Aída Walqui (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.05.2024
• EAN: 9781800417175
• ISBN: 978-1-80041-717-5
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 420 g
• Series: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, EDUCATION / Special Education / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Language teaching theory & methods, Language teaching theory and methods, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Bilingualism and multilingualism, Education of bilingual or multilingual students