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Dr. Reva Jaffe-Walter is Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Montclair State University and also serves as Doctoral Faculty. Her interests include the production of national belonging and citizenship in schools, the anthropology of policy and school leadership in the context of immigration. Her research has been published in journals such as Teachers College Record, The Harvard Educational Review and Anthropology and Education Quarterly and her book Coercive Concern: Nationalism, Liberalism and the Schooling of Muslim Youth was published in 2016 with Stanford University Press.
Research interests
The production of national belonging and citizenship in schools, the anthropology of policy and school leadership in the context of immigration.
Scholarly Interests
Immigration and Schools in the United States, Immigration and Schools in Europe, Nationalism
Faculty/Media Expert
Expert on immigration and schools in the United States and Europe, and nationalism.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- L Education (General)
- Educational Leadership
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Echoes of Racialization in Danish High Schools: Teachers' Creative Negotiations of Policy in Work with Muslim Youth
Jaffe-Walter, R. (PI) & Khawaja, I. (CoPI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Bridging Opportunity Gaps: How English Learners Experience the Transition from a 'Capital Rich' High School to College
Lee, S. J. (PI) & Jaffe-Walter, R. (CoPI)
1/01/12 → …
Project: Research
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Improving Experiences and Outcomes of Immigrant Youth: An Examination of the Internationals Network for Public Schools
Cherng, H.-Y. S.H.-Y. (PI), Villavivencio, A. A. (CoPI) & Jaffe-Walter, R. (CoPI)
1/06/17 → 30/09/21
Project: Research
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Relationship Between Professional Culture and Outcomes for Immigrant English Learner Youth: A Mixed-Methods Study
Villavicencio, A., Jaffe-Walter, R. & Cherng, H. Y. S., Feb 2026, In: American Educational Research Journal. 63, 1, p. 38-71 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Social Media Dreaming: Youth Resistance and Reimagining Inclusion in the Context of Nationalist Integration Regimes
Berwick, C. & Jaffe-Walter, R., 2025, In: Peabody Journal of Education. 100, 4, p. 507-519 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘The tipping point’––interrogating racialized nationalist affects in Danish high schools
Khawaja, I. & Jaffe-Walter, R., 2025, In: Race Ethnicity and Education. 28, 6, p. 1002-1021 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“We cannot turn a blind eye”: interrogating integration policies of concern for Muslim girls in Denmark
Jaffe-Walter, R., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Ethnic and Racial Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“The Freedom to Teach”: The Role of (Re)Professionalization in Cultivating Responsive Schooling for Immigrant Students
Villavicencio, A., Klevan, S., Patton Miranda, C., Jaffe-Walter, R. & Cherng, H. S., 2024, In: Educational Studies - AESA. 60, 2, p. 156-176 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations
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English learners earn more high school credits in schools with greater teacher autonomy, collaboration, and advocacy for students
10/11/25
2 items of Media coverage
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A Public Call For Accountability At The Harvard Education Publishing Group
27/08/25
1 item of Media coverage
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Stop Censoring Palestine: A public call for accountability at the Harvard Education Publishing Group
24/08/25
1 item of Media coverage
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