Robert A. DeVillar PhD
Résumé
Publications
   

 

A. Books

Acosta, M. M., K. Escamilla, J. E. Hasbrouck, J. R. Lira, S. C. Peña, J. V. Tinajero, & R. A. DeVillar (2001). McGraw-Hill Lectura, K-3 [Reading Series in Spanish consisting of 9 textbooks]. New York: McGraw-Hill School Division.

Tinajero, J. V. & R. A. DeVillar, Eds. (1999). The Power of Two Languages, 2000: Effective dual-language use across the curriculum. New York: McGraw-Hill School Division.

DeVillar, R. A., C. J. Faltis, & J. Cummins, Eds. (1994). Cultural Diversity in Schools: From Rhetoric to Practice. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press.

DeVillar, R. A. & C. J. Faltis (1991). Computers and Cultural Diversity: Restructuring for School Success. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press.

Faltis, C. J. & R. A. DeVillar, Eds. (1990). Language Minority Students and Computers. New York: Haworth Press.

B. Journal Editor

DeVillar, R. A., Ed. (in press). Hispanic Immigration, Education, and Empowerment in the U.S. Southeast. Journal of Global Initiatives, Special Issue. Kennesaw, Georgia: Kennesaw State University Press.

DeVillar, R. A. & J. V. Tinajero, Eds. (2001). Special Issues on Literacy in Bilingual Research Journal (National Association for Bilingual Education).

DeVillar, R. A. & T. Sugino, Eds. (1999). One World, Many Tongues: Language Policies and the Rights of Learners, Special Issue, TESOL Journal, VOL. 8(3).

Ice, M. A. (co-editor), R. A. DeVillar (co-editor), E. J. Park (associate editor), & B. Schaudt (associate editor) (1991). Reading: The Blending of theory and practice (Fourth Annual Reading Conference Yearbook, vol. II), Bakersfield, California: California State University.

Faltis, C. J. & R. A. DeVillar, Eds. (1990). Language Minority Students and Computers, Thematic Issue, #7-8, Computers in the Schools, New York: Haworth Press.

Ice, M., B. Schaudt, D. Barone, R. DeVillar, & J. Skouge, Eds. (1990). Reading: The Blending of Theory, and practice, (Third Annual Reading conference, vol. I), Bakersfield, California: State University.

DeVillar, R. A. & A. M. Cuéllar, Eds. (1989). Estudios Fronterizos, Journal of the Institute of Social Research, Year VII, vol. VIII, Nos. 18-19, January-April/May-August, 1989, Mexicali, Mexico: Autonomous University of Baja California.

C. Chapters in Books

DeVillar, R. A. & B. Jiang (2007). Multicultural Education in the United States: Rationale, Current State and Future Prospects. In Ouyang, J. and Chan, T. C. (Eds.), Education in the United States, Beijing, China: Renmin University Press. (In Chinese)

DeVillar, R. A. & B. Jiang (2001). Building a Community of Adult ESL Learners: The Effective Integration of Instructional Goals, Institutional Objectives, & Student Needs. In Murphy, J., and Byrd, P., Understanding the Courses We Teach: Local Perspectives on English Language Teaching. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 135-154.

DeVillar, R. A. (2000). Los ordenadores y la equidad educativa en los Estados Unidos (Computers and Educational Equity in the United States). TELOS, Cuadernos de Comunicación, Tecnología y Sociedad, número 10, ISSN:1575-9393. Article is available, Quaderns Digital.Net (Valencia, Spain). Translation of “Computers and Educational Equity within the United States: An Overview and Examination of Computer Uses in Education,” written in December 1986 for presentation at UNESCO-Stanford Symposium on Computers in Education, March 1987, Stanford University.

DeVillar, R. A. (1999). Literacy and the Role of Technology: Toward a Framework for Equitable Schooling. In Tinajero, J. V. & R. A. DeVillar (Eds.), The Power of Two Languages, 2000: Effective dual-language use across the curriculum. New York: McGraw-Hill School Division, 320-336.

DeVillar, R. A. (1998). Indigenous Images and Identity in Pluricultural Mexico: Media as Official Apologist & Catalyst for Democratic Action. In H. T. Trueba & Y. Zao (Eds.), Ethnic Identity and Power: Cultural Contexts of Political Action in School and Society (SUNY Press), 187-219.

DeVillar, R. A. & V. Franco, (1998). The Role of Media in Armed and Peaceful Struggles for Identity: Indigenous Self-Expression in Mexico. In H. T. Trueba & Y. Zao (Eds.), Ethnic Identity and Power: Cultural Contexts of Political Action in School and Society (SUNY Press), 221-257.

DeVillar, R. A. (1994). The Rhetoric and Practice of Cultural Diversity in U.S. Schools: Socialization, Resocialization, and Quality Schooling, in R. A. DeVillar, C. J. Faltis, & J. P. Cummins (Eds.), Cultural Diversity in Schools: From Rhetoric to Practice. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 25-56.

DeVillar, R. A. & C. J. Faltis (1994). Reconciling Cultural Diversity and Quality Schooling: Paradigmatic Elements of a Socioacademic Framework, in R. A. DeVillar, C. J. Faltis, & J. P. Cummins (Eds.), Cultural Diversity in Schools: From Rhetoric to Practice. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 1-22.

Faltis. C. J. & R. A. DeVillar (1993). Effective Computer Uses for Teaching Spanish to Bilingual Native Speakers: A Socioacademic Perspective, in B. Merino, H. Trueba, & F. Samaniego (Eds.), Culture and Language in Learning: Theoretical and Practical Advances in the Teaching of Spanish to Native Spanish Speakers. London: Falmer Press, 160-170.

DeVillar, R. A. (1991). Cooperative Principles, Computers, and Classroom Language, in M. McGroarty and C. J. Faltis (Eds.), Languages in School and Society: Policy and Pedagogy. Berlin, Germany: Mouton de Gruyter Publishers, 247-261.

DeVillar, R. A. & C.J. Faltis (1991). Computer-Supported Spanish Language Instruction for Bilingual Hispanic Students. In M.A. Ice, R.A. DeVillar (Co-editors), E.J. Park and B. Schaudt (associate editors), Reading: The Blending of Theory and Practice (Fourth Annual Reading Conference Yearbook, vol. II). Bakersfield, California: California State University, 91-107.

DeVillar, R. A. (1990). Second Language Use within the Non Traditional Classroom: Computers, Cooperative Learning, and Bilingualism, in R. Jacobson and C. J. Faltis (Eds.), Language Distribution Issues in Bilingual Schooling. Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters Ltd, 133-159.

Faltis, C. J. & R. A. DeVillar (1990). Computer Uses for Teaching Spanish to Bilingual Native Speakers, in C. J. Faltis and R. A. DeVillar (Eds.), Language Minority Students and Computers. New York: Haworth Press, 257-269.

D. Journal Articles

DeVillar, R. A. & B. Jiang (in press). "Education and Hispanics in Hypergrowth Areas: The Georgia Question in American Schooling,” In R. A. DeVillar (Ed.), Hispanic  Immigration, Education, and Empowerment in the U.S. Southeast. Journal of Global Initiatives, Special Issue. Kennesaw, Georgia: Kennesaw State University Press.

DeVillar, R. A. & B. Jiang (2007). “The Education of Hispanic Students in Hypergrowth Areas: Current Issues, Practices and Implications in the Southeast U.S.” (in press)

DeVillar, R. A. & B. Jiang (2006). “School-Wide Programmatic Reform through Professional Development: Preliminary Results of Implementing a U.S. Paradigm in a Mexican Context.” International Journal of Learning, Victoria, Australia: Common Ground Publisher, 147-154.

DeVillar, R. A. & B. Jiang (2006). “Professional Development of EFL Teachers in Mexico: Examining Cross-Cultural and Global Linkages, Influences and Outcomes,” Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, and Perspective, vol. 1(1). Kennesaw State University Press (GA), 21-42.

Jiang, B. & R. A. DeVillar (2005). "EFL Professional Development in Cross-Cultural Relief: Examining Effects of U.S. Frameworks on Teacher Practice in Mexico," Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, April 2005, vol.4 (2):134-148.

DeVillar, R. A. & C. J. Faltis (1992). Editors’ Response. Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, vol. 9 (1), Fall 1992, 29-30.

DeVillar, R. A. & C. J. Faltis (199l). Computer-Supported Spanish Language Instruction for Bilingual Hispanic Students. In M. A. Ice, R. A. DeVillar (co-editors), E. J. Park and B. Schaudt (associate editors), Reading: The Blending of Theory and Practice (Fourth Annual Reading Conference Yearbook, vol. II). Bakersfield, California: California State University, 91-107.

Faltis, C. J. & R. A. DeVillar (1990). Computer Uses for Teaching Spanish to Bilingual Native Speakers, in C. J. Faltis and R. A. DeVillar (Eds.), Language Minority Students and Computers, #7-8, Computers in the Schools. New York: Haworth Press, 257-269.

DeVillar, R. A. (1989). Computers, Software and Cooperative Learning: Effective Peer Communication in the Heterogeneous Classroom. Teacher Education Quarterly, Spring, 91-95.

DeVillar, R. A. & C. J. Faltis (1987). Computers and Educational Equity in American Public Schools, Capstone Journal of Education, vol. VII (4), Summer, 3-10.

E. Introductions to Books or Journals

DeVillar, R. A., Ed. (in press). Introduction. In R. A. DeVillar (Ed.), Hispanic  Immigration, Education, and Empowerment in the U.S. Southeast. Journal of Global Initiatives, Special Issue. Kennesaw, Georgia: Kennesaw State University Press.

DeVillar, R. A. & J. V. Tinajero (2001). Editors’ Introduction. In DeVillar, R. A. & J. V. Tinajero, Eds. (2001). Special Issue on Literacy in Bilingual Research Journal (National Association of Bilingual Education), iii-v.

DeVillar, R. A. & T. Sugino (1999). Democratic Discourse on the Language Rights of Learners: Lessons Learned from Visiting Scholars. In DeVillar, R. A. & T. Sugino (Eds.), One World, Many Tongues: Language Policies and the Rights of Learners, Special Issue, TESOL Journal, vol 8:3, pp4-5.

Tinajero, J. V. & R. A. DeVillar (1999). Introduction. Tinajero, J. V. & R. A. DeVillar, Eds. The Power of Two Languages, 200: Effective dual-language use across the curriculum. New York: McGraw-Hill School Division, 5-6.

DeVillar, R. A. & A. M. Cuéllar (1990). Introduction. Education Along the Border, Special Issue, #18-19, Estudios Fronterizos, Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexico, 11-13.


F. Peer Reviewed Articles in Conference Proceedings

DeVillar, R. A. & B. Jiang (1999). The 5th Dimension Extended Day Program: An Affective Context for Effective Learning—A Descriptive Survey of Student Perceptions, Selected Proceedings,1998 Research Symposium. CSU Fresno/UC Davis: Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership, 10-19.

DeVillar, R. A. (1990). Computers, Cooperation, and Communication Across Cultures: Structuring Pedagogy to Keep Pace with Technology, The Seventh International Conference on Technology and Education. Edinburgh, Scotland: CEP Consultants, 377-379.

DeVillar, R. A. (1989). Computers, Software and Cooperative Learning: Working Together to the Benefit of the Language Minority Student, The Sixth International Conference on Technology and Education. Edinburgh, Scotland: CEP Consultants, 367-370.

DeVillar, R. A. (1988). Integrating Instructional Objectives, Strategies & Technologies: Opportunities for Concurrent Second Language Development and Subject Matter Mastery in a CAI, Cooperative Learning Setting. The Fifth International Conference on Technology and Education. Edinburgh, Scotland: CEP Consultants, 514-517.


G. Newspaper/Magazine/Professional Organization Articles & Professional Reports

DeVillar, R. A. (in press). El Liderazgo Juvenil Hispano Universitario: Eslabón Clave del Éxito. Revista de Administración. Universidad Uniminuto. Bogotá, Colombia.

DeVillar, R. A., (2001). Guest Author: “ La Función Pedagógica de la Docencia Bilingüe,” TABE NEWS, Texas Association for Bilingual Education, San Antonio, Texas, August, 2001; vol. XX (1): 10-11, 24-25.

Jiang, B & DeVillar, R. A., (2001). “EFL Training within Cross-Cultural Professional Development Contexts: A Need-Based Approach,” Bilingual Basics (TESOL Bilingual Interest Section Official publication), Alexandria, Virginia, Fall/Winter 2001; vol, 4(2):6-8

DeVillar, R. A., (2000). “Revisiting Mother Tongue Instruction in Academic Learning: The Role of Teacher Talk,” TABE NEWS, Texas Association for Bilingual Education, San Antonio, Texas, March, 2000; vol. xix(3): 8,11.

DeVillar, R. A., (1998). “Bilingual Education: The Next 30 Years,” TABE NEWS, vol. xvii(2), Texas Association for Bilingual Education, San Antonio, Texas, November, 1998, pp. 10, 13.

DeVillar, R. A., (1998). “Critical Issues for Educational Success.” The Commission on the Future of Education in Fresno County (California). Writers: A. Chubb, R. A. DeVillar, K. Vinyard Waddell. January 1998.

DeVillar, R. A., (1994). “Racismo y educación en Estados Unidos,” La Jornada SEMANAL, No. 280, México, D. F., México, 23 de octubre de 1994, 18-23 (note: article was published in Sunday Supplement magazine of newspaper).

Carnoy, Martin, H. Deley, R.A De Villar E.A. Earthman, F. Harmann, L. Loop, P. Misra, & J. Starbuck (1986). Education and Computers: Vision and Reality in the mid-1980s. Lead Article prepared for the Stanford UNESCO Symposium on Computers and Education: The Role of International Research, March 10 14, 1986. Stanford University, Stanford, California.

H. Videos Directed & Filmed

R. A. DeVillar (1993). Barrios de Colima: La Sangre de Cristo. Archivo Histórico del Municipio de Colima (Colima, Mexico). Documentary, 27 minutes; in Spanish.

I. Video Production: Technical and Research Consultant

DeVillar, R. A. (1993-94). La Lectoescritura Hñähñu; La Vida de las Pastoras; La migración y la familia (language of videos: Hñähñu). Center for Higher Education and Research in Social Anthropology (CIESAS) & National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT). Mexico, D.F., Mexico. Research project involving applied anthropological and linguistics field work, in which community members of the Hñähñu indigenous group (AKA Otomí) co-identified and co-constructed a series of videotapes regarding issues of major cultural, economic, and educational concern for community viewing, discussion, and action.

J. Weblog/Website Postings & Editorships

DeVillar, R. A. (October 30, 2007).  The U.S. at War and Uncivil Rights: Race and the 137 Year Stranglehold on Freedom, International Journal of Learning, Victoria, Australia: Common Ground Publisher, http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary?month=2007-10

DeVillar, R. A. (August 2, 2007).  Rhetoric, Race, and Exclusion: Paradox vs. Contradiction in the U.S., International Journal of Learning, Victoria, Australia: Common Ground Publisher, http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary?month=2007-08

DeVillar, R. A. (June 28, 2007). Comparative Immigration Attitudes: Fertility Rates, Immigration and Schooling, International Journal of Learning, Victoria, Australia: Common Ground Publisher, http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary?month=2007-06

DeVillar, R. A. (June 28, 2007).  Institutionalizing Intergenerational Ignorance: The Persistent Struggle Surrounding U.S. Multicultural Education, International Journal of Learning, Victoria, Australia: Common Ground Publisher, http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary?month=2007-06

DeVillar, R. A. (March 8, 2007).  The Relationship of Equity to Multicultural Education in the United States, International Journal of Learning, Victoria, Australia: Common Ground Publisher, http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary?month=2007-03

DeVillar, R. A. (March 8, 2007).  Multicultural Education in the U.S.: Current Issues of Purpose, Direction and Substance, International Journal of Learning, Victoria, Australia: Common Ground Publisher, http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary?month=2007-03

DeVillar, R. A. (June 30, 2006). Systemic Ills and Educational Transformation: Accurate Counting, Institutional Accountability and Student Achievement, International Journal of Learning, Victoria, Australia: Common Ground Publisher, http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary#p:30:9

DeVillar, R. A. (May 8, 2006). The Academic Robustness and Practical Relevance of Educational Leadership Programs: The Continuing Controversy between Research and Practice, International Journal of Learning, Victoria, Australia: Common Ground Publisher, http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/home.html

DeVillar, R. A. (April 26, 2006). Educational Statistics & Ethics: The Case of Nations, International Journal of Learning, Victoria, Australia: Common Ground Publisher, http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/home.html

DeVillar, R. A. (April 20, 2006). Movement & Meaning in Global Education: Old Wine in New Bottles?, International Journal of Learning, Victoria, Australia: Common Ground Publisher, http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/home.html

DeVillar, R. A. (lead author) (September 29, 2005). “Latinos, Immigration, and Public Education in Georgia,” Volume II, Immigration: Facts, Myths and Public Policy Series, R. A. DeVillar, Senior Editor. Joint Project of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) and the Center for Hispanic Studies (Kennesaw State University), 1-64. http://www.kennesaw.edu/chs/english/publications/Vol2.pdf

DeVillar, R. A. (participating author) (September 29, 2005). “Anti-Immigration Groups in Georgia: The Current Context in 2005, Volume I, Immigration: Facts, Myths and Public Policy Series, R. A. DeVillar, Senior Editor. Joint Project of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) and the Center for Hispanic Studies (Kennesaw State University), 1-43. http://www.kennesaw.edu/chs/english/publications/Vol1.pdf

DeVillar, R. A. (Senior Editor). Immigration: Facts, Myths and Public Policy Series, Volumes I – III.
“Anti-Immigration Groups in Georgia: The Current Context in 2005,” Volume I
“Latinos, Immigration, and Public Education in Georgia,” Volume II
“Immigration and American Culture: The Struggle for National Inclusion and Identity,” Volume III, by Virgilio Pérez Pascoe


K. Manuscript & Proposal Reviews

AERA Special Interest Group (International Education)

AERA Special Interest Group (Bilingual Education)

Educational Researcher

Review of Educational Research

TESOL Journal

International Journal of Learning

NABE Journal of Research and Practice (NJRP), Expert Reviewer, National Association for Bilingual Education

Allyn & Bacon (book: Gender Appropriate Instruction)

Haworth Press

Multilingual Matters, Ltd.

National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)

State Department of Education (Technology)

Texas Western Press


L. Editorial Boards/Committees

International Journal of Learning, Online Conversation Facilitator & Journal & Conference Advisory Board member, January 2006 – present, Victoria, Australia

Journal of Global Initiatives, Pedagogy & Perspective, Associate Editor, spring 2005 – present, Kennesaw State University (Georgia)

KSU Press, Board Member, August 2004 – present, Kennesaw State University

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2001- present, SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, California

TESOL Journal, Board Member, 1996-2000

 

 
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