We are uniquely situated to do research dealing with bilingual/bicultural issues and to focus on cross-cultural research. This provides an excellent research context in areas vital to the larger educational community – diverse perspectives, language learning, bilingualism, many different models of practice and curriculum for second language learning, international curricular issues, and immigrant education. The Department’s ties with the local school districts facilitate faculty access to research in school community settings in research projects such as current ongoing projects listed below:

• Strengthening home-school partnerships for students’ biliteracy development in the U.S.- Mexico border; Collaborative and ethnographic research project that aims to serve as a resource for teaching future educators about the need for strengthening home-school partnerships for students’ biliteracy development;
• Science Concept Learning in a Two Way Dual Language Elementary Setting;
• Exploring the Use of Technology to Teach and Learn Science Concepts; Research in Mathematics Education: Nonstandard Assessment Methods (Concept Maps);
• Middle School Curriculum and Students Exploring Calculus;
• Latino Parents’ Attitudes About High-Stakes Testing in West Texas;
• Sociocultural influence on Learning: College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP);
• Longitudinal Studies on Effectiveness of the Two Way Dual Language and Lessons;
• Comparative study of team-taught field-based, field-based, and traditional teacher preparation models;
• Impact of the affective domain on team-based teaching and learning;
• Development of diverse multi-tier research teams for implementation of action research;
• Case Studies in Teacher Retention;
• Alternative Teacher Education;
• Strengthening Pedagogy within the Context of Chemistry -- College of Science and the College of Education -- A Strengthening of Pedagogical Methods within the Context of Chemistry Content;
• Educational Impact in Maquiladora communities in Mexico;
• Developing Networks of Responsibility funded by Kellog thru the Institute for Educational Inquiry Sustaining Educational Renewal.