(EDITOR'S NOTE: Organizers said Session III of the conference, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 2-3:30 p.m. Nov. 8, will be of the most interest to the lay public. Participants will discuss instances that illustrate issues that have come up in their research. They also will discuss issues that researchers should be addressing).
Lincoln (Neb.) - Oct. 29, 1997 - With the population of the United States undergoing a dramatic shift in ethnic composition, developmental researchers are increasingly extending their focus beyond white, middle class to include African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans and Native Americans.
It is estimated that by the year 2030, traditional minority groups will comprise more than half of school-aged children in the United States, a demographic change that presents a critical challenge for developmental researchers.
An international conference Nov. 7-8 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will attempt to identify the problems and possible solutions involved in that growing challenge. "Ethnicity and Development: Integrating Cross-cultural and Developmental Perspectives" will unite some 75 distinguished researchers to explore the conceptual and methodological challenges of research on multi-ethnic populations.
Invited speakers include Ype Poortinga and Fons van de Vijver of Tilburg University in the Netherlands, George Knight of Arizona State University, Andrew Fuligni of New York University and Jean Phinney of California State University-Los Angeles. Sessions will from 1-6:30 p.m. Nov. 7 and from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Wick Alumni Center, 16th and R streets.
The conference is sponsored at UNL by the department of
psychology, the Office of International Affairs, the College of
Arts and Sciences, the Center on Children, Families and the Law,
the Gallup Research Center, the Institute for Ethnic Studies, the
Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Family Research and
Policy Initiative.
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