COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Special and Differenciated Education

Address : Box 23304, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3304

Telephone : (787) 764-2205; (787) 764-0000, exts. 2607, 2605

Fax : (787) 772-1436; (787) 763-4130

E-mail : http://ege.uprrp.edu

DEGREE OFFERED

Master of Education (MEd) in Special and Differentiated Education.

ACCREDITATION

National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

FACULTY

Isaura Alvarado-Cartagena , PhD, Michigan State University, 1986, Professor.
Parent-child intervention; child-rearing methods; occupational development; discipline in the school: application of the Individual Psychology Theory .

Marta Amaral, PhD, Louisiana State University, 1998, Assistant Professor.
Effect of exercise in different special populations; effect of psychological and physiological stress in the cardiovascular system; effect of caffeine in the cardiovascular system.

Adelina Arellano-Osuna , PhD, University of Arizona, 1988, Visiting Professor.
Reading and education; sociopsycholinguistics and reading; language development; bilingualism; English and Spanish as a second and foreign languages.

Víctor E. Bonilla , PhD, Loyola University, Chicago, 2002, Associate Professor
Test construction and psychometric qualities; Research metholodogy; Research Ethics; Using technology in the classroom; Teaching and learning process.

Milagros Bravo-Vick , PhD, University of Puerto Rico, 1989, Professor.
Education reform; Teaching and learning and assessment in Science and Mathematics; Cultural adaptation of instruments; Action Research; Evaluation of psychosocial and educational programs; Mental health disorders and services .

Cruz E. Brugueras , PhD, University of North Carolina, 1981, Professor.
Pre-schoolers curriculum and development stages of infants, toddlers, and pre-schoolers; play in early education; physical, sociological, and cognitive aspects of elderly persons .

Aida Castañer-Martínez , EdD, Teachers’ College, Columbia University, 1994, Associate Professor.
Literary text analysis methods: the relationships between methodological teaching processes, literary criticism, and writing; theories and processes of language teaching and writing; strategies and metacognition of the comprehension; communication competence theories; Spanish as a second language curriculum and learning design.

Alicia M. Castillo-Ortiz , EdD, InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico, 1989, Professor.
Secondary school administration; educational planning; evaluation of programs in educational institutions; process of change in education; organizational culture and environment; learning communities .

Apolinario Castro-Santiago , EdD, Lehigh University, 1976, Professor.
Community education; education reform .

Jorge L. Cruz-Velázquez , PhD, New York University, 1984, Professor.
Latin-American literature; teaching of literary genres; language teaching processes in secondary education; research writing; secondary school curriculum .

Rosy Fernández García-Menocal, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1992, Associate Professor.
Research methodology; interpersonal relationships; behavior modification; cognitive behavior models; work attitudes (satisfaction, centrality, stress) ; violence, aggressive behaviors.

María A. Irizarry-Rivera , EdD, Teachers’ College, Columbia University, 1977, Professor.
Language acquisition (first, second, and third language; foreign language); ethno-liguistics; language teaching .

Iris C. Jiménez-Ferrer , PhD, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1981; JD University of Puerto Rico, 1991, Associate Professor.
Living conditions in Puerto Rico; home purchasing and financing; attitudes towards the condominium; demographic analysis and its impact on housing, family relationships, family resource management, legal aspects of the family in the local jurisdiction, and divorce and its consecuences in Puerto Rican society .

Víctor López-Tosado , EdD, Harvard University, 1986, Professor.
Academic planning in technical-scientific education; nature of science (philosophy and methodology); study of cognitive processes in the development of scientific thinking; curriculum theory; planning, and evaluation; qualitative research.

Nydia Lucca-Irizarry , EdD, Harvard University, 1981, Professor.
Human development through the vital cycle; Qualitative research; Ethno-psychology; Trans-cultural methodology; Ethnographic studies; Migrations to Puerto Rico.

Lucía R. Martínez Colón, PhD, Florida State university, 1991, Professor. Characteristics and metabolic responses to physical fitness and exercise in women of different ages; computational algebra; code theory; set bodies.

Antonio Martínez-Chávez , PhD, University of Chicago, 1980, Associate Professor.
Language development; cognitive development; socio-emotional development; culture and human development: elaboration on an indigenous theory; education and human development.

María Soledad Martínez Miranda , PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1991. Professor.
Curriculum Theory and Research, Cultural Studies and Critical Pedagogy, Gender Studies, Comparative Studies, Public Policy in Education and Educational Reforms .

Loida M. Martínez-Ramos , EdD, University of Massachusetts, 1993, Associate Professor.
Curriculum and gender; multicultural education; education reform; educational policies.

María del R. Medina-Díaz , PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1991, Professor.
Practices of evaluating student learning; Classroom assessment; Achievement test construction and validation; Academic integrity; Ethics in evaluation and research; Evaluation in mathematics education; Evaluation of educational programs and services.

Andrés Menéndez-Raymat , EdD, Rutgers University, 1996, Professor.
Construction of tests; University admissions practices; Retention in the university; Technology in education.

Celia Mir , EdD, RD, CFCS, University of Central Florida, 1992, Professor.
Nutritional medical management; nutrition in the community; biochemistry and nutrition; evaluation of the nutritional status.

Ángeles Molina-Iturrondo , EdD, Boston University, 1982, Professor.
Early development of reading and writing skills in infancy and preschool years; cognitive development in the early ages and its relationship with emerging reading and writing skills.

Nayda Neris , EdD, RD. Columbia University, 1986. Professor.
Education in nutrition, nutritional adviser, habits and feeding behaviors development, design and educational material of nutritional education.

Ángel L. Ortiz-García , EdD, Carnegie Mellon University, 1970, Professor.
Social Studies: its evolution and future development; Africa, Black people and their Diaspora; controversial issues from a global perspective; competences and standards in education; curricular design, implementation, and evaluation.

María de los Ángeles Ortiz Reyes , PhD, New York University, 1982, Associate Professor.
Program evaluation; higher education; strategic leadership.

Dennis París-Alicea , EdD, Texas A & M University, 1984, Professor.
Couple relationships; family therapy; counseling for men; divorce: the warning signs and impact on children; pastoral and religious counseling.

Ivonne Pasarell-Rivera , PhD, Florida State University, 1995, Professor.
Patterns of clothing consumption ; independent living skills for the handicapped; use of technology in clothing confection.

Anaida Pascual-Morán , PhD, Fordham University, 1987, Professor.
Grasping of concepts and cultivation of intelligence; talents and creativity; systematization of innovative educational experiences and creative Projects; pedagogy interconnected with other fields; violence, no violence, peace, and conflict in speech and pedagogical praxis; education in human rights and rights of minors.

Farah A. Ramírez Marrero, PhD, Ohio State University, 1997, Associate Professor.
Physical activity level and energy expenditure in children; cardiovascular aspects of afroamerican children; physical and leisure activity of HIV+ Hispanics.

Isabel Ramos-Rodríguez , PhD, University of South Florida, 1987, Professor.
Professional development of educators; educational orientations (andragogical-pedagogical); leadership styles; inservice education; reflection and evaluation.

Juanita Rodríguez-Colón , EdD, Pennsylvania State University, 1984, Professor. Reading for the deaf; postsecondary education for the deaf.

César A. Rosario-Delgado , EdD, Teachers’ College, Columbia University, 1975, Professor.
Critical pedagogy; foundations of education; curricular design and evaluation; instructional design; educational management.

Ruth J. Sáez-Vega , PhD, University of Arizona, 1996, Professor.
Reading process; early literacy; writing development; children´s literature; teacher transformation; qualitative research: ethnographies, case studies, teacher-researcher.

César D. Vázquez-Pietri , PhD, University of Massachusetts, 1988, Associate Professor.
Evaluation in the process of counseling; family; cognitive processes; HIV-AIDS; domestic violence; talented students; students with special needs .

José C. Vicente Cernuda , PhD, Florida State University, 1978, Professor.
Body composition: body density prediction based on anthropometric measurements; cardiovascular evaluation; health benefits of physical activity and exercise.

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIATED EDUCATION

Requirements for Admission

Applicants must fulfill the general requirements for admission to graduate studies on the Río Piedras Campus. In addition, students must submit PAEG scores. Some programs require an interview as part of the admission process.

Requirements for Graduation

Candidates must fulfill all the requirements for graduation from the Río Piedras Campus.

Program Study

The Special and Differenciated Education master’s program offers three specializations: Students with Severe Disabilities; Students with Mild Handicaps; and Talented Students. Each specialization consists of one required 3-credit course, plus one further 3-credit course taken under guidance. This latter course must be approved by university authorities from a series of suggested courses.

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