Developing Culturally and Historically Sensitive Teacher Education : Global Lessons from a Literacy Education Program (Paperback)

Introduction: Reinventing Teacher Education for the Mexican Context, Peter Smagorinsky (University of Georgia, USA) Part I: The Historical Context of the Initiative 1. Literacy to Soar: The Dream of a New Mexico, Patricia Rosas Chavez (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico) 2. Innovation from the Bottom Up: From Street Reading to a Graduate Degree Program in Literacy Studies, Yolanda Gayol Ramirez (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico) 3. Mexico: Reading Our Times, Patricia Rosas Chavez & Yolanda Gayol Ramirez (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico) 4. International Cooperation in the Development of Local Teacher Education Programs, Gerald Campano (University of Pennsylvania, USA) & Maria Paulo Ghiso (Teachers College, Columbia University, USA) Part II: Social and Cognitive Issues in Literacy Education 5. Some Linguistic Considerations for Literacy Studies, Patricia Cordova Abundis (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico) 6. Literacy and Everyday Life, Patricia Cisneros (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico) 7. The Challenge of Literacy and Inclusion, Jose Luis Iturrioz (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico) 8. How the Mind Engages in Literacy Development and Practice, Rodrigo Ramos (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico) Part III: Literacy and Stem (Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics) Education 9. How Technology Contributes to Literacy Education and Practice, Luis Alberto Gutierrez Diaz de Leon (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico) 10. Building a STEM Infrastructure for Mexico's Future Needs, Cesar Lozano (Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico) Part IV: Research and Evaluation 11. Action Research in Critical Literacy Initiatives, Cesar Correa (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico) 12. Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives for Researching Literacy Practices, Martha Vergara Fregoso & Jose Antonio Mendez Sanz (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico & Universidad de Oviedo, Spain) Part V: Looking Back and Looking Ahead 13. Literacy as a Human Right in Mexican Education, Rita Alejandra Gracian Flores & Ericka Graciela Staufert Reyes (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico & University of Pennsylvania, USA) 14. Conclusion: Networking Letras para Volar into the Future, Peter Smagorinsky (University of Georgia, USA) and Yolanda Gayol Ramirez (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico) Bibliography Index