(Name-mce) ListServ Immigrants, Education, and Language May 3-5, 2007 Phoenix AZ

[Villanueva Anselmo]

20th Annual Conference 
May 3-5, 2007: "Immigrants, Education, and Language"
 
http://www.lmri.ucsb.edu/events/07_conf/index.php <http://www.lmri.ucsb.edu/events/07_conf/index.php> 
 
University of California
Linguistic Minority Research Unit
A University of California Multi-Campus Research Unit

Co-sponsored by Arizona State University Mary Lou Fulton College of Education <http://coe.asu.edu/> 

*	The 2007 UC LMRI Conference will focus on Immigrants, Education, and Language. The conference will be held in Phoenix, Arizona. 


* Commissioned Call for Papers - closed (July 1, 2006)

* Open Call for Papers - deadline: December 1, 2006

(revised 10/3/06)

Immigrants, Education, and Language:


The University of California Linguistic Minority Research Institute (UC LMRI) and the Arizona State University Linguistic Minority Research Initiative (ASU LMRI) of the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education announce a Call for Papers on the topic of "Immigrants, Education, and Language."

More than 10 million school children in the United States are first or second generation immigrants. One of the traditional functions of U.S. public schools has been to help prepare immigrants for successful integration into American society. This not only includes teaching them English, but also providing academic and social supports to meet the increasingly high standards for subject matter competency, high school graduation, and college access. Yet the achievement of immigrant students, even those who have mastered English, lags behind those of other students. 

UC LMRI and ASU LMRI are accepting papers addressing important issues of policy and practice concerning the education of immigrant students, with a focus on language, to be presented at a three-day conference to be held May 3-5, 2007 in Phoenix, Arizona. Papers are welcome from both academics and educators, as long as they are based on either academic research or teacher (action) research. Papers may address such questions as: 

*	. What are the educational challenges in meeting the needs of immigrant students? 
*	. To what extent are those needs related to language versus other factors? 
*	. What educational practices are most effective in meeting those needs? 
*	. What skills and competencies do teachers need to successfully educate these students? 
*	. What educational policies are needed to promote effective practices? 

Selected presenters will have their conference registration fees waived. Travel and lodging are the responsibility of the presenters.

Prospective presenters should send a two-page (single-spaced) prospectus that includes a brief discussion of the topic, research literature, methods, and significance of the paper, and an abstract (100-150 words), along with the following information: Presentation Title, Name of Presenter and Brief Bio/CV, Title, Institution, Mailing Address, Email Address, and Phone Number by December 1, 2006 to Russell Rumberger, Director, UC LMRI at: russ at lmri.ucsb.edu <mailto:russ at lmri.ucsb.edu> . Notification will be made by January 1, 2007. Completed papers must be submitted to UC LMRI no later than April 1, 2007.