About the Authors


Olga Maia Amaral

Olga Maia Amaral is an assistant professor in the Department of Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Development at San Diego State University’s Imperial Valley campus. Her research focuses on methods for the delivery of content to English learners. Her primary area of interest is the impact of math, science, and social studies instruction on students’ development of English skills. She is also interested in studying the long-term effects of policy changes in programs for English learners in the post Proposition 227 era in California.

Judith K. Bernhard

Judith K. Bernhard is a native of Chile, a lecturer, author, educator, and parent. She is currently a professor at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. Her focus is on pluralistic models that honor the role of culture in determining optimal caregiving. She has written extensively on the topics of human development and the situation of Latin American children and their families in Canada.

Maria R. Coady

Maria R. Coady has recently completed a Ph.D. in bilingual education at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her work explored policy and practice in Irish medium schools (Gaelscoileanna) in the Republic of Ireland. She has also lived and worked in France and Argentina.

Zulmara Cline

Zulmara Cline is an assistant professor at California State University, San Marcos. As a scholar practitioner, she writes extensively in the areas of policy, diversity, leadership, and multicultural education.

David E. Freeman

David E. Freeman directs the TESOL program at Fresno Pacific University. He presents and publishes widely on the topics of language acquisition, teaching methodology, linguistics, and reading. His recent books include Teaching Reading in Multilingual Classrooms (2000) and a second edition of Between Worlds (2001).

Yvonne S. Freeman

Yvonne S. Freeman directs the bilingual education program at Fresno Pacific University. She presents at state, national, and international conferences and publishes on the topics of language acquisition, ESL methods, and biliteracy. Her most recent publications include Teaching Reading in Multilingual Classrooms (2001) and a second edition of Between Worlds (2001).

Marlinda Freire

Marlinda Freire, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C) is chief psychiatrist, Toronto District School Board; assistant professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto; staff psychiatrist, Hospital for Sick Children; research associate; Joint Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement, Federal Government of Canada; research associate, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University; associate fellow on Latin America and the Caribbean, York University.

Virginia González

Virginia González is an associate professor at the Division of Teacher Education, Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)/Literacy Programs, College of Education, University of Cincinnati. Her major area of expertise is the development of innovative models and educational application for the assessment and instruction of ESL children and adults.

Michael D. Guerrero

Michael D. Guerrero is an assistant professor at the Univerity of Texas at Austin where he teaches courses in bilingual education. His research interests are centered on the learner’s and teacher’s academic Spanish language development.

Sandra Mercuri

Sandra Mercuri teaches in a multiage, newcomer classroom in Kerman Unified School District. She also teaches bilingual methodology at Fresno Pacific University and has published several articles about teaching students with limited formal schooling. She has been recognized for her outstanding scholarship and teaching by her university and Fresno County public schools.

Juan Necochea

Juan Necochea is an associate professor at California State University, San Marcos. He currently conducts research in the areas of school reform, policy implementation, leadership, bilingual education, and diversity with a scholar-practitioner perspective.

Jorge P. Osterling

Jorge P. Osterling is assistant professor, Graduate School of Education, George Mason University, Fairfax. His areas of specialization are the academic achievement of minority students, language and culture, and the development of a diverse teaching force.

Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw

Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw is a native of Argentina. She is currently a doctoral candidate at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto and an instructor at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. She is interested in how social relations relate to education issues confronting Latin American children and families.

N. Eleni Pappamihiel

N. Eleni Pappamihiel is an assistant professor in the Multilingual/Mutlticultural Edcuation Program at the Florida State University. Her areas of specialization include affective factors in second language acquisition and preservice teacher training.

Kim Potowski

Kim Potowski is a lecturer at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She directs the Heritage Language Teacher Corps, a series of graduate-level courses for Chicago Public Schools teachers, in which she teaches sociolinguistics. She also coordinates and teaches in the heritage track at the University. She is finishing her dissertation on Spanish use in a dual immersion school. Her next research project will explore Spanish use and language attitudes in Chicago.

Kris Sloan

Kris Sloan is a doctoral candidate at the University of Texas at Austin in curriculum studies. His research interests are focused on teacher agency as influenced by educational policy.