Innovation in Language Learning
Claudia Peralta
Institution: Boise state university, boise, idaho 83725 usa
Address: 1740 East Fairview Av. #203
Postal Code: 83702
Country: United States
Claudia Peralta
Boise State University
Dr. Claudia Peralta is Professor in the Department of Literacy, Language and Culture at Boise State University. Her research interests focus on bilingual education, literacy and biliteracy, multicultural education and social justice. She has published extensively in international journals and contributed to books on critical issues in bilingual/multilingual education, teacher preparation, and on the relations between home, community and school. Her current work focuses on the experiences of Mexican immigrant and first-generation Mexican youth and refugee students in the educational system in the U.S. Her latest piece “Fractured memories, mended lives: The schooling experiences of Latinas/os in Rural Areas” (2013) was published in the Bilingual Research Journal. She has served as co-chair of Division K, Section 6 for the American Education Research Association, Chair of the Hispanic SIG of the American Educational Research Association and Chair of the Cultural and Ethnic Diversity Board at Boise State University.
Boise State University
Dr. Claudia Peralta is Professor in the Department of Literacy, Language and Culture at Boise State University. Her research interests focus on bilingual education, literacy and biliteracy, multicultural education and social justice. She has published extensively in international journals and contributed to books on critical issues in bilingual/multilingual education, teacher preparation, and on the relations between home, community and school. Her current work focuses on the experiences of Mexican immigrant and first-generation Mexican youth and refugee students in the educational system in the U.S. Her latest piece “Fractured memories, mended lives: The schooling experiences of Latinas/os in Rural Areas” (2013) was published in the Bilingual Research Journal. She has served as co-chair of Division K, Section 6 for the American Education Research Association, Chair of the Hispanic SIG of the American Educational Research Association and Chair of the Cultural and Ethnic Diversity Board at Boise State University.
