LORNA RIVERA, Ph

LORNA RIVERA, Ph.D.

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Publications

UNDER REVIEW: Rivera, L. (2005). The Forsaken Leaners: Women’s Literacy & Poverty in the Post-Welfare Era. Palgrave Macmillan.

Rivera, L. (2005). “Inequality, Poverty, and Neoliberal Governance in Homeless Shelters.” In: Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews.

Rivera, L. (2004). “Welfare Reform and Women’s Education.” In: The Change Agent: Adult Education for Social Justice. Issue 19. Boston, MA:New England Literacy Resource Center. Pages 6-8.

Rivera, L. (2004). “Literacy for Change: Latina Adult Learners and Popular Education.” In: Creating Alternative Discourses in the Education of Latinos & Latinas: A Reader. R. Ybarra & N. Lopez (Eds.) New York: NY Peter Lang Publishers.

Rivera, L. (2004). “Learning Community: Popular Education and Homeless Women of Color.” Women’s Studies Quarterly. V 32 n 1-2. Special Issue on Women & Literacy. Ed. M. Miller & I. Alexander.

Rivera, L. (2003). “Social Inequality, Social Mobility, and Education.” In: Democracy and Education. Ed. T. Berry,

Rivera, L. (2003). “Looking at Participatory Planning in Cuba… Through an Art Deco Window.” In: Progressive Planning. Special Issue on Marxism, Socialism, and Progressive Planning. Ed. T. Angotti. No. 156. 4-8.

Rivera, L. (2003). “Latino Students in Chelsea: An Educational Profile.” In: The Gaston Report, Spring 2003. Boston, MA: Gaston Institute, University of Massachusetts-Boston.

Rivera, L. (2003). “Changing Women: An Ethnographic Study of Homeless Mothers and Popular Education.” In: Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 30 (9), 31-51.

Rivera, L. (2003). “Analyzing Public Policy Issues: Bilingual Education Reform.” In: The Change Agent: Adult Education for Social Justice. Issue 16. Boston, MA: New England Literacy Resource Center.

Rivera, L. (2002). “Latino Students in Springfield: An Educational Profile.” In: The Gaston Report, Fall 2002. Boston, MA: Gaston Institute, University of Massachusetts-Boston. Download at www.gaston.umb.edu.

Rivera, L. (2002). A Review of the Literature on Bilingual Education. Boston, MA: Gaston Institute, University of Massachusetts-Boston. Download at www.gaston.umb.edu.

Rivera, L. (2002). “Latino Students in Lawrence: An Educational Profile.” In: The Gaston Report, Winter 2002. Boston, MA: Gaston Institute, University of Massachusetts-Boston. Download at www.gaston.umb.edu.

Rivera, L. (2001). “Sample Applications of Framework Integration: Lorna’s Unit.” In: The ABE Curriculum Framework for History & Social Science. Pages 49-54. Boston, MA: Adult & Community Learning Services, The Massachusetts Department of Education.