Jose W. Lalas

Jose Lalas has been involved in teacher education for 28 years as a faculty in both public and private universities (14 years at CSU Dominguez Hills; currently, 14 years at University of Redlands). Currently as a Professor of Literacy and Teacher Education and director of the University of Redlands’ Center for Educational Justice. His most current research work focuses on student engagement and achievement gap and the influence of social and cultural capital, social class, funds of knowledge, and language. Dr. Lalas is currently an elected school board member of the Corona-Norco Unified School District, the community service he has done for 21 years. He continues to integrate his university experience in improving the quality of K-12 schooling and focus his attention on improving the District’s curriculum and instruction including its professional development.

Publications

Maintaining a Socially Just Classroom: Ethical Decision-Making for Student Engagement as a Positive Outcome
Maintaining a Socially Just Classroom: Ethical Decision-Making for Student Engagement as a Positive Outcome
Jose W. Lalas, Joanna Linda Lalas. © 2021. 16 pages.
This chapter presents an ethical decision-making for student engagement from a social justice perspective. It discusses what social justice means by presenting some principles...
Maintaining a Socially Just Classroom: Ethical Decision-Making for Student Engagement as a Positive Outcome
Maintaining a Socially Just Classroom: Ethical Decision-Making for Student Engagement as a Positive Outcome
Jose W. Lalas, Joanna Linda Lalas. © 2019. 16 pages.
This chapter presents an ethical decision-making for student engagement from a social justice perspective. It discusses what social justice means by presenting some principles...
Strategies of Engagement: Parent and School Connections
Strategies of Engagement: Parent and School Connections
Kitty Fortner, Jose W. Lalas. © 2018. 18 pages.
School, parent involvement, and at-risk students do not always make a winning combination. However, for the students at Mountain View High School, things were different....
Challenges Associated with Cross-Cultural and At-Risk Student Engagement
Challenges Associated with Cross-Cultural and At-Risk Student Engagement
Richard K. Gordon, Taichi Akutsu, J. Cynthia McDermott, Jose W. Lalas. © 2017. 297 pages.
Creating a meaningful and interactive learning environment is a complex task for any educator. However, once this is accomplished, students have the chance to receive enhanced...
Strategies of Engagement: Parent and School Connections
Strategies of Engagement: Parent and School Connections
Kitty Fortner, Jose W. Lalas. © 2017. 23 pages.
School, parent involvement, and at-risk students do not always make a winning combination. However, for the students at Mountain View High School, things were different....