The Directory of Research and Researchers at Brown: Adeline Becker

Professor Becker works in the areas of urban school reform, second language acquisition, bilingual education, first and second language literacy, and cross-cultural studies of language acquisition.

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Adeline Becker is Executive Director of The Education Alliance for Equity and Excellence and a Clinical Professor of Education. The Education Alliance is a department that addresses issues of equity and diversity in the public schools through research, consultations and technical assistance. Among the many programs housed at the Alliance are the New England Equity Assistance Center, the Superintendents' Leadership Council and the Masters program in ESL/Bilingual Education and Cross Cultural Studies. Dr. Becker has been at Brown University with appointments in the Departments of Education and Portuguese and Brazilian Studies for over thirty years.

Dr. Becker's research interests focus on issues of literacy and educational leadership, especially as they apply to the needs of second language learners. The recipient of two Fulbright awards, Dr. Becker designed graduate programs in education for several universities in Brazil. Her MA degree in Portuguese Bilingual Studies and her Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology are from Brown University.

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ADELINE BECKER, Ph.D., Cultural Anthropology, Brown University
Executive Director
Education Alliance
Phone: +1 401 863 9550
E-mail: Adeline_Becker@Brown.EDU

Adeline Becker's Brown Research URL:
http://research.brown.edu/myresearch/Adeline_Becker

On The Web:
http://www.alliance.brown.edu

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