October 8 - 9, 1997
Immigration and Education: Issues and Research
Wednesday, October 8
The Summit Hotel Bel Air
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Opening Address & Comments
Keynote Speaker: Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, Harvard University
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Reception & Dinner
8:00 - 9:00 p.m. Presentation: Leo Estrada, University of California, Los Angeles
Thursday, October 9
Ackerman Union, University of California, Los Angeles
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:15 a.m. Panel Discussion 1: The Complexities of Immigration and Its
Implications for Education
Panelists: Grace Kao, University of Pennsylvania
Abel Valenzuela, University of California, Los Angeles
Min Zhou, University of California, Los Angeles
9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Working Groups: Implications and New Areas of Research
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Reconvene for Working Group Reports
10:30 - 11:15 p.m. Panel Discussion 2: New Trends in Research on Schooling
and Educational Practice
Panelists: Tamara Lucas, Montclair State University
Laurie Olsen, California Tomorrow
Harriet Romo, The University of Texas at Austin
11:15 - 12:15 p.m. Working Groups: Implications and New Areas of Research
12:15 - 12:30 p.m. Reconvene for Working Group Reports
12:30 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch (Kerckhoff Grand Salon)
1:15 - 2:00 p.m. Panel 3: Research and Policy Implications: The Social/Political Context
Panelists: Kenji Hakuta, Stanford University
Jane Hannaway, The Urban Institute
Georges Vernez, The RAND Corporation
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Working Groups: Implications and New Areas of Research
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Reconvene for Working Group Reports
3:15 - 4:00 p.m. Summary, Reflections, and Closing Remarks
4:00 p.m. Adjourn