Making a Difference in the Lives of Bilingual/Bicultural Children (Counterpoints: Studies in the Postmodern Theory of Education)

As the conservative political mood of our nation eliminates programs for the increasing numbers of bilingual children, educators are nevertheless expected to teach linguistically and culturally diverse learners with limited background knowledge and resources. This edited volume challenges «mainstream» educators to critically examine how to best meet the needs of bilingual/bicultural children in contemporary America.

The Editor: Lourdes Diaz Soto is currently a Visiting Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Dr. Soto is also Associate Professor of Education at The Pennsylvania State University and is associated with the Applied Linguistics and Early Childhood Programs. A graduate of Hunter College, State University of New York and The Pennsylvania State University, she has published numerous articles in professional journals. In addition, she wrote Language, Culture, and Power: Bilingual Families and the Struggle for Quality Education (1997) and edited The Politics of Early Childhood Education (Peter Lang, 1999).