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9500 Gilman Dr
La Jolla , California 92093
Olga Vásquez
Professor Emerita, Director of La Clase Mágica, Faculty Affiliate: Center for Research in Education and Teacher Excellence, Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Human Development Program, Education Studies, Ethnic Studies
- Bio
- Education
- Projects
- Publications
Bio
Vásquez's research examines the intersection of literacy, language, and culture in intercultural settings. As an ethnographer of education, her work covers bilingual education, culturally responsive curriculum, and access to educational resources by underrepresented groups. Currently, she is involved in the study of sustainable innovative educational activities that provide a range of literacy activities through computer and telecommunication technology.
Education
Ph.D. in Education, Stanford University (1989)
Projects
Iscar Conference 2008, San Diego
The Center for Academic and Social Advancement (CASA)
Publications
- Vásquez, O.A., "La Clase Mágica: Imagining Optimal Possibilities in a Bilingual Community of Learners" New Jersey, Laurence Erlbaum Publishers (2002).
- Vásquez, O.A., Pease-Alvarez, P., & Shannon, S.M. Pushing Boundaries: Language in a Mexicano Community. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (1994).
- Vásquez, O.A. "Coming of Age in Post-Modern America," in Human Development, 1999.
- Vásquez, O. A. and Duran, Richard, "La Clase Mágica and Club Proteo: Mulitiple Literacies in New Community Institutions," in Gallego and Hollingsworth (Eds.), Challenging a Single Standard: Perspective on Multiple Literacies. (Teachers College Press, N.Y.) 1999.
- Vásquez, O.A., "Negociando identidad en un medio bilingüe" ("Negotiating identity in bilingual setting"). In Morphé: Ciencias del Lenguaje, Julio 96-Junio97, No. 15/16. 1998.
- Vásquez, O.A., "A Model System of Institutional Linkages: Transforming the Educational Pipeline." In A. Hurtado, R. Figueroa, E. Garcia (Eds.), Strategic Interventions in Education: Expanding the Latina/Latino Pipeline. University of California, Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz, CA. (pp. 137-166). 1996.
- Stanton-Salazar, R., Vásquez, Olga, and Mehan, Hugh, "Engineering Success Through Institutional Support." In A. Hurtado, R. Figueroa, E. Garcia (Eds.), Strategic Interventions in Education: Expanding the Latina/Latino Pipeline. University of California, Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz, CA. (pp. 100-137). 1996.
Profiles
- Marwa I. Abdalla
- Patty Ahn
- Morana Alač
- Patrick Anderson
- Gayle Aruta
- Nalini Biggs
- Boatema Boateng
- Angela Booker
- Camille Campion
- Lisa Cartwright
- Michael Cole
- Caroline Collins
- Matilde Córdoba Azcárate
- Zeinabu Davis
- Andrew deWaard
- Fernando Domínguez Rubio
- Yrjö Engeström
- Alexander Fattal
- Gary Fields
- Rachel Fox
- Kelly Gates
- Brian Goldfarb
- Ivana Guarrasi
- DeeDee Halleck
- Daniel Hallin
- Valerie Hartouni
- Jacob Hellman
- Erin T. Hill
- Robert Horwitz
- Tom Humphries
- Brie Iatarola
- Lilly Irani
- Caroline Jack
- Angelica Kalika
- Shawna Kidman
- Nancy S. Lee
- Daniel Martinico
- Chandra Mukerji
- Gericel Oshmago
- Carol Padden
- Amanda Peacher
- Mica Pollack
- Erika Ramirez-Mayoral
- Alanna Reyes
- Thomas Schmidt
- Michael Schudson
- David Serlin
- Christo Sims
- Stefan Tanaka
- Olga Vásquez
- Lillian Walkover
- Shawnnie White
- Andrew Whitworth-Smith
- Elana Zilberg