Auteur: Deborah K. Palmer

Deborah K. Palmer is Professor of Equity, Bilingualism and Biliteracy in the School of Education at the University of Colorado Boulder. A former DL bilingual teacher in California and bilingual teacher educator in Texas, she conducts qualitative research in culturally/linguistically diverse settings with particular focus on equity in dual language bilingual programs. Her interests include bilingual education policy and politics; critical dual language bilingual education; teacher preparation for linguistically/culturally diverse teaching contexts; teacher advocacy and activism; and issues of language, power and identity in schools. Her 2018 book, “Bilingual Teacher Leadership for Social Change” published by Multilingual Matters, explores and defines teacher agency, activism and leadership for bilingual educators. Her articles have appeared in a range of journals, including Theory Into Practice, Review of Research in Education, TESOL Quarterly, Language Policy, and the International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism.