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Education and Immigrant Integration in the United States and Canada. Proceedings of a Conference sponsored by the Division of United States Studies and the Canada Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and The Migration Policy Institute (April 25, 2005)
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars . 2005. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- The Conference proceedings include an Introduction by Demetrios Papademetriou. Two panels presented speakers as follows: Panel I: Elementary and Secondary (K-12) Education: (1) Immigrant Integration and "Bilingual" Education (Alec Ian Gershberg); (2) Absent Policies: Canadian Strategies for the Education and Integration of Immigrant Children and Youth (Fariborz Birjandian); (3) Commentary: Policies in the United States (Margaret McHugh); (4) Commentary: Policies in Canada (Charles Ungerleider). Panel II: Adult Literacy and Workforce Training: (5) Adult Literacy and Workforce Training in the United States (Heide Spruck Wrigley); (6) The Role of Colleges in Integrating Internationally Trained Immigrants (Sabra Desai); (7) Commentary: Policies in the United States (B. Lindsay Lowell); (8) Commentary: Policies in Canada (Howard Duncan). The Keynote Address: Immigration and Diversity in Ontario (Dr. Marie Bountrogianni). [These proceedings also produced by Migration Policy Institute.]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISBN :
- 978-1-933549-01-9
- ISBNs :
- 978-1-933549-01-9
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- Publication Type :
- Conference
- Accession number :
- ED491284
- Document Type :
- Collected Works - Proceedings<br />Reports - General