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Regina Cortina

Professional Background

Educational Background

B.A., Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City
M.A., Stanford University
Ph.D., Stanford University

Scholarly Interests

Comparative and international education; gender and education; the education and employment of teachers; public policy in education; education in Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States.

Selected Publications

Books

Cortina, R. (Ed.). Forthcoming. The Education of Indigenous Citizens in Latin America. Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters.

Cortina, R., & San Román, S. (Eds.). 2006. Women and Teaching:  International Perspectives on the Feminization of a Profession.  New York: Palgrave.

Cortina, R., & Gendreau, M.  (Eds.). 2003. Immigrants and Schooling: Mexicans in New York.  New York:  Center for Migration Studies.  

Cortina, R., & Stromquist, N. P. (Eds.). 2000. Distant Alliances:  Promoting Education for Girls and Women in Latin America.  New York: Routledge-Falmer.

Recent Articles

Cortina, R. 2012. "Empoderamiento de lenguas y culturas indígenas: El impacto de la ayuda bilateral alemana en Latinoamérica." Revista Latinoamericana de Educación Comparada, 3(3).

Cortina, R. 2011. “Globalization, social movements and education.” Teachers College Record 113: 1196-1213.

Cortina, R. 2011. “Globalización, movimientos sociales y sentido de la educación.” In V. Aspe Armella (comp.), México entre el discurso público y el ámbito privado.  México: Porrúa.

Cortina, R. 2011. Putting Languages on a level Playing Field.  Research Paper.  University of New York at Albany:  NYLARnet.

Cortina, R. 2010. “Gender equality in education: GTZ and indigenous communities in Peru.”  Development  53 (4): 529-534.

Cortina, R. 2010. “Empowering Indigenous Languages and Cultures: The impact of German Bilateral Assistance in Latin America.” European Education: Issues and Studies 42 (3): 53-67.

Cortina, R. 2009. The Education of Latinos in Northern Manhattan Schools. Policy Paper. The State University of New York at Albany: NYLARNet.

Cortina, R. 2009. “Immigrant Youth in High School:  Understanding Educational Outcomes for Students of Mexican Origin.”  In Terrence G. Wiley, Jin Sook Lee, and Russell Rumberger. Eds. The Education of Language Minority Immigrants in the United States, pp. 113-135.  Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.

Cortina, R. “Latinos and Educational Policy in the Global American South.”  Latino Research Review 6 (3, 2008): 93-104.

Cortina, R., and Sánchez, M.T.  “Spanish Bilateral Initiatives for Education in Latin America.”  Prospects 37 (2, June 2007): 267-281

Book Chapters

Cortina, R. (Forthcoming). Partnerships to promote the education of Indigenous citizens. In R. Cortina (Ed.) The Education of Indigenous Citizens in Latin America. Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters.

Cortina, R., de la Cruz, I., & Makar, C. (2013). School trajectories of Mexican immigrant youth. In A. Sawyer & B. Jensen (Eds.), Regarding Educación Mexican-American Schooling, Immigration, and Bi-national Improvement (pp.149-171). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Cortina, R. (2011). Globalización, movimientos sociales y sentido de la educación. In V. Aspe Armella (comp.), México entre el discurso público y el ámbito privado (pp. 3-10). México City: Porrúa. [Globalization, social movements and the meaning of education].

Cortina, R. (2011). Globalización, política educativa y migración de mexicanos hacia el sur de Estados Unidos. In M.E. D´Aubeterre Buznego & L. Rivermar Pérez (Eds.), Migraciones en la huasteca poblana. Actores y procesos (pp. 147-171). México City: Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Instituto de Ciencias Sociales. [Globalization, Education policy and Mexican migration to the South of the United States]

Cortina, R. (2009). Immigrant youth in high school: Understanding educational outcomes for students of Mexican origin. In Terrence G. Wiley, Jin Sook Lee and Russell Rumberger (Eds.), Bilingual education and bilingualism: The education of language minority immigrants in the USA (pp. 113-135).Clevedon, UK:  Multilingual Matters.

Cortina, R. (2007). Migración y Educación. In Migración y reconfiguración transnacional: Flujos de población (p. 323-342). Puebla, México: Universidad Iberoamericana. [Migration and Education, in the volume, Migration and Transnational Reconfiguration].

Cortina, R. (2006).  Women teachers in Mexico:  Asymmetries of power in public education. In R. Cortina, and S. San Román (Eds.) Women and Teaching:  International Perspectives on the Feminization of a Profession (pp. 107-128).New York: Palgrave

Cortina, R. (2003). Las mujeres como líderes en la educación. In R. Cortina (Ed.) Líderes y construcción de poder: Las maestras y el SNTE. México City: Ed. Santillana [Women as leader in Mexican Education].

Cortina, R. (2003). Género y poder en el sindicato de las maestras y los maestros. In R. Cortina (Ed.) Líderes y construcción de poder: Las maestras y el SNTE. México City: Ed. Santillana.

Cortina, R. (2003). Transnational factors and school success of Mexican immigrants. In R. Cortina and Gendreau, M. (Eds.) Immigrants and Schooling: Mexicans in New York. New York: Center for Migration Studies.


professional presentations

“Movimientos Indígenas, Etnicidad y Género en la Educación Superior”. Presented at Latin American Studies Association (LASA) 2012 Conference, San Francisco, May 23-26, 2012.

“Education and the Nation-State in the Era of Globalization”. Presented at Latin American Studies Association (LASA) 2012 Conference, San Francisco, May 23-26, 2012.

“Globalization, National Policies, and the Education of Indigenous Citizens”. Presented in the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Conference, Puerto Rico, April 22-27, 2012.

“Primary and secondary educational institutions: A cross-national comparison” presented in “Students We Share: Mexican-Origin Children and Youth in the 21st Century.” American Education Research Association (AERA), New Orleans, April 8- 12, 2011.

"Civil Society, the German Cooperation and the Education of Indigenous Communities in Peru." Prepared for Conference Reconstructing National Identities: Intercultural Bilingual Education in Latin America at Teachers College, Columbia University. New York, October 6-7, 2011.

"Teachers College and the Rise of Mexican Public Education." Prepared for the Lawrence A. Cremin Seminar and Lecture Series at Teachers College, Columbia University. New York, October 19, 2010. 

“Mexican Youth in New York City.”  Prepared for the Conference: The Students We Share: New research from Mexico and the United States/Los estudiantes que compartimos: Investigación reciente en México y los Estados Unidos.  Mexico City, January 16, 2010.

"Gender in the European Union's Development Aid Policy." 54th Annual Conference for the Comparative and International Education Society. Chicago, March, 2010.

“Educational Pathways: Gender Inequality in Schooling.” Presented in 51st annual conference of Comparative and International Education Society. Baltimore, March 2007.

“Immigrant Youth in High School: Understanding Educational Outcomes.” A paper for the UC LMRI and Arizona State University conference, Immigration, Education, and Language.  Arizona, May 3-5, 2007.

“Life Chances and Challenges for Immigrant Latin American and Caribbean Women in New York City.” Presented at the international conference The Right to Education in the Context of Migration and Integration. Bonn, November 15-16, 2007.

grants

2012-2013 Columbia Global Centers, for a project, “Developing Professional in International and Comparative Education.”

2012-2013 Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University for university-wide celebration of 50 years of Latin American Studies at Columbia University, Teachers College hosted a panel with alumni who discussed their involvement in research and work related to education in Latin America.

2012-2013 Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University, research grant to complete the book manuscript The Education of Indigenous Citizens in Latin America.

2011-2012 Columbia Global Centers, for a project, “Developing Professional in International and Comparative Education.”

2010-2011 Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University, Research Travel Grant.

2011 - Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University and New York University, Conference at Teachers College on Reconstructing National Identities: Intercultural Bilingual Education in Latin America.  

2010-2011 Institute of Latin American Studies, Poverty and Poverty Alleviation Strategies in Latin America, Project Title: “The Impact of German Cooperation and Poverty Reduction: The case of Peru”.

2010-2011 Dean’s Grant for Tenure Faculty Research for project on “The European Union and Education in Latin America.”

2007 – Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University, research grant for “The European Union Bilateral Aid for Education in Latin America.”

2004 - University Center for International Studies (UNC), grant for project “Migration and the new Transnational Communities of North Carolina.”

2003 – Rockefeller Foundation, grant to produce Spanish translation of author’s book published in English, Poblanos en Nueva York:  Migración rural, educación y bienestar [Immigrants and Schooling: Mexicans in New York].

2003 – Rockefeller Foundation, research grant, “Transnational Communities: Mexico-New York.”

2003 – United Way of New York City, grant to support distribution of book, Immigrants and Schooling: Mexicans in New York.

2002-03 – Russell Sage Foundation, research grant, “The Schooling of Immigrants in New York.”

1999 – Ford Foundation, book development grant, “Distant Alliances: Promoting Education for Girls and Women in Latin America.”

custom course list

ITSF 4060: Latinos in urban schools

Students will be introduced to theories and research explaining why Latinos in the United States are least likely of all major social groups to be enrolled in school and, as adults, are most likely to lack a high school diploma. The course will explore the racial/ethnic differences that exist between and within recent immigrant groups, drawing especially on research that shows the diversity of cultural backgrounds within Latino subgroups. Topics will include assimilation of new immigrants, educational achievement and persistence in school, language and schooling, the interplay of race and gender and class with educational attainment, and transitional communities.

ITSF 4091: Comparative education

Introduction to theories in comparative education, cross-national comparative analysis, educational indicator research, educational transfer and borrowing, and the relation between culture and education. This course is also offered at the doctoral level (ITSF 6580).

ITSF 5008: Gender, education, and international development

In this seminar students will be introduced to education and social issues in Latin America and the Caribbean since the consolidation of national systems of public education during the twentieth century.

ITSF 5500: Education Across the Americas

In this course students will be introduced to education and social issues in Latin America and the Caribbean since the consolidation of national systems of public education during the twentieth century.

ITSF 6580: Advanced seminar in international education I

This course will focus on the history, methods and theories in the field of international and comparative education.

ITSF 6581: Advanced seminar in international education II

This course will focus on issues, institutions, and applications in the practice of international and comparative education.

ITSF 6590: Doctoral seminar in international and transcultural studies

Permission required. Presentation of research in progress and examination of professional roles.

Centers and Projects

Latina/o and Latin American Faculty Working Group
Website: http://www.tc.edu/latino-ed/