Publications
Norwood, P.M., & Saldaña, D.C. (1999). Examining the
outcomes of a site-based approach to urban teacher
preparation.
Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Education
Journal, 8, 34-43.
Norwood, P.M., & Saldaña, D.C. (1998). Who should be
hired? In T. Singeles (Ed.),
Teaching about culture, ethnicity, and
diversity: Exercises and planned
activities (pp. 73-77). Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Norwood, P.M., Saldaña, D.C., Tellez, K., & Atkinson, S.E.
(1997). Contextualizing parent education programs in urban
schools.
Urban Education, 32, 411-432.
Saldaña, D.C., Nelson, B.J., & Norwood, P.M.
(2000). "I think I can, I think I can…" Preservice teachers'
perceptions of multicultural teaching efficacy.
Eastern Education Journal, 29, 7-15.
Saldaña, D.C., Norwood, P.M., Alston, J (2003). Investigating
teachers' unconscious person perceptions and stereotyping of
culturally diverse individuals.
Educators for Urban Minorities, 2, 57-73.
Saldaña, D.C., & Waxman, H. (1997). An observational
study of multicultural education in urban elementary
schools.
Equity and Excellence in Education, 30, 40-46.
Saldaña, D.C., & Waxman, H. (1996). The integration of
multicultural education in urban middle level schools.
Current Issues in Middle Level education, 5, 9-29.
Signer, B. & Saldaña, D.C. ( 2001). Educational and Career
Aspirations of High School Students Race Gender and
Class.
Journal of Race, Gender, and Classs, 8, 1, 22-34.
Evaluation Reports
Saldaña, D.C. (Spring, 2000). Community School District
31, GOALS 2000 Evaluation Report.
Saldaña, D.C. (Spring, 2001). Community School District 31,
GOALS 2000 Evaluation Report.
Saldaña, D.C. (Spring, 2002). Community School District 31,
GOALS 2000 Evaluation Report.
Saldaña, D.C. (November, 2002). Freeport Union Free School
District Middle School Initiative Self-Evaluation Report.
Presentations
Breslin, D., Saldaña, D.C., & Cairo, K.
(2004). Seeing differently: Strategies to create a success
oriented learning community.
Tenth Joint National Conference on Alternatives to Expulsion,
Suspension, and Dropping Out of School, Orlando, FL.
Breslin, D., Nowosad, M., Saldaña, D.C., Cairo, K., Logan, E.,
& Talbot, J. (2003). Believing and Achieving: Changed
Lives (Part 1: School Climate - Believing).
Paper presented at the Ninth Joint National Conference on
Alternatives to Expulsion, and Dropping Out of School, Kissimmee,
FL.
Breslin, D., Nowosad, M., Saldaña, D.C., Cairo, K., Logan, E.,
& Talbot, J. (2003). Believing and Achieving: Changed
Lives (Part 2: Curriculum Approach - Achieving).
Paper presented at the Ninth Joint National Conference on
Alternatives to Expulsion, and Dropping Out of School, Kissimmee,
FL.
Norwood P.M., Alston, J.A., & Saldaña, D.C. (April, 1998).
Investigating teacher's unconscious person perceptions
and stereotyping of culturally diverse
individuals.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Norwood, P.M., & Saldaña, D.C. (April, 1998).
Examining teachers' preparedness for partnerships with culturally
diverse parents.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Norwood, P.M., & Saldaña, D.C. (October, 1997). Up
close and personal: Exploring personal perceptions and
stereotyping.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association
for Multicultural Education, Albuquerque, NM.
Norwood, P.M., & Saldaña, D.C. (March, 1997).
Investigating bilingual teacher effectiveness: Observing
instruction from a social constructivist perspective.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Norwood, P.M., & Saldaña, D.C. (February, 1997). It
takes a village: Preparing urban teachers to develop
culturally responsive parent education programs.
Paper presented at the Third Annual Conference on Urban
Multicultural Education, Miami, FL.
Norwood, P.M., & Saldaña, D.C. (April, 1995).
Recreating the "Village:" The design and implementation of a
culturally relevant parent involvement program. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Norwood, P.M., & Saldaña, D.C. (April, 1994).
Investigating the educational philosophies and attitudes toward
cultural diversity of Latino preservice and classroom
teachers.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Owens, E.W., Waxman, H.C., & Saldaña, D.C. (February,
1993). Comparing teacher qualifications in inner-city and
suburban schools and its affect on students'
achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
National Association of Multicultural Education, Los Angeles,
CA.
Owens, E.W., Saldaña, D.C., & Norwood, P.M. (February,
1993). Black students' birth order and its relationship to
achievement, locus of control, and self-esteem.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association
of Multicultural Education, Los Angeles, CA.
Padron, Y.N., Marguez, J., & Saldaña, D.C. (April,
1992). Comparing the classroom processes in Hispanic students
in Spanish-speaking and
non-Spanish speaking bilingual classrooms.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Padron, Y.N., Marguez, J., & Saldaña, D.C. (February,
1992). Examining instruction in bilingual
classrooms.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Educational
Research Association, Houston, TX.
Padron, Y.N., Marguez, J., & Saldaña, D.C. (February,
1992). Investigating differences in classroom processes
when instruction is conducted in Spanish and English.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Educational
Research Association, Houston, TX.
Saldaña, D.C. (1999). Developing a Literate World: The
Global Imperative.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Global Business and
Technology Association in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Saldaña, D.C., & Nelson, B. (April, 1996). A study of
preservice teachers' self-efficacy: Teaching students who are
socially, culturally, or linguistically different.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, New York, NY.
Saldaña, D. C., & Norwood, P.M. (October, 1998).
Positive dispositions and "pipe dreams." The perceptions of
adolescents in a low-performing urban middle school.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association
of Multicultural Education, St. Louis, MO.
Saldaña, D.C., & Norwood, P.M. (November, 1995).
Building effective home-school parent involvement
programs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
National Association of Black School Educators, Dallas, TX.
Saldaña, D.C., & Nowosad, M.I. (2002). Changes at the
University.
Paper presented at the Eight Joint Conference on Alternatives to
Expulsion, Suspension, and Dropping Out of School, Kissimmee,
Fl.
Saldaña, D.C., & Quinn, P. (April, 1996). An
observational study of the language environment of elementary
school classrooms.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, New York, NY.
Saldaña, D.C., Waxman, H.C., & Padron, Y.N. (April,
1994). A classroom observational study of multicultural
teaching in urban elementary schools.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Saldaña, D.C., Waxman, H.C., & Padron, Y.N. (February,
1993). Examining the use of preferred dialect in inner-city
elementary schools.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association
of Bilingual Education, Houston, TX.
Saldaña, D.C., Waxman, H.C., & Padron, Y.N. (April,
1992). Investigating appropriate language use by teachers in
inner-city elementary schools.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Waxman, H.C., Huang, S.L., Saldaña, D.C., & Padron, Y.N.
(April, 1994). Investigating the pedagogy of poverty in
inner-city elementary and middle schools.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Waxman, H.C., Padron, Y.N., Saldaña, D.C., & Owens, E.W.
(August, 1992). Investigatingthe quality and quantity of
multicultural teaching in urban elementary school classrooms.
Paper presented at the Summer Workshop of the American Association
of Teacher Educators, Kenosha, WI.
Waxman, H.C., Huang, S.L., & Saldaña, D.C. (April,
1992). Ethnic, grade, and sex-related differences among
activity types, setting dynamics, and initiation behaviors of
students in inner-city schools.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, San Francisco, CA