Professional Background
Associate Professor of Education
Educational Background
B.A., Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City (1978)
M.A., Stanford University (1980, 1982)
Ph.D., Stanford University (1985)
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., & 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., and Sánchez, M.T. “Spanish Bilateral Initiatives for Education in Latin America.” Prospects 37 (2, June 2007): 267-281
Cortina, R. “Latinos and Educational Policy in the Global American South.” Latino Research Review 6 (3, 2008): 93-104
Cortina, R. “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. Forthcoming, Multilingual Matters. Forthcoming, 2008.
Regina Cortina
Associate Professor of Education
Phone: 212-678-7401
Email:
Office Hours: Tuesdays 3:00-5:00 pm (by appointment; mowen@tc.edu) Tuesdays 5:00-6:00 pm (drop-in) Thursdays Doctoral Students Only
Office Location: 286 Grace Dodge Hall