"Fostering Youth's Civic Engagement and Participation
in Free and Democratic Societies"
June 15-17, 2000
Schedule
Thursday, June 15
Chair , Cynthia Garcia Coll (Brown University), LOWER SALOMON
11:30 - 1:30
Lunch: FACULTY CLUB
Welcome
Cynthia Garcia Coll (Brown University)
Opening Remarks
Lewis Lipsitt (Brown University)
2:00 - 4:00
Panel I: Political Socialization and Engagement
Presenters
Nicholas Emler (Oxford University, U.K.)
Diana Owen (Georgetown Univeristy, U.S.A.)
Suzanne Soule (Center for Civic Education, U.S.A.)
Discussant
Fayneese Miller (Brown University)
4:00 - 4:30
Coffee Break
4:30 - 6:30
Panel II: Towards a Civil Society
Presenters
Hartley Hobson (4-H Council, U.S.A.)
François Strydom (Oxford University, U.K.)
Shashkin Alexander Vladimirovich (Kazan State Technological University, Russia)
Discussant
Nancy Rosenblum (Brown University)
6:45 - 7:30
Cocktails: Faculty Club
7:30
Dinner: Faculty Club
Friday, June 16
Chair , William Damonl (Stanford University), LOWER SALOMON
9:30 - 11:30
Panel III: Role of Schools
Presenters
Orit Ichilov (Tel-Aviv University, Israel)
Robert Reich (Stanford University, U.S.A)
Discussants
Susan Graseck (Brown University)
Jin Li (Brown University)
12:00 - 1:30
Lunch: FACULTY CLUB
2:00 - 4:00
Panel IV: Impact of Service-Learning
Presenters
Shelley Billig (RMC Research Corporation, U.S.A.)
Alan Melchior (Brandeis University, U.S.A.)
Discussants
Peter Hocking (Brown University)
Elizabeth Hollander (Brown University)
4:00 - 4:30
Coffee Break
4:30 - 6:30
Working Session
FREE EVENING
Saturday, June 17
Chair , Marida Hollos (Brown University), LOWER SALOMON
9:00 - 11:00
Panel V: Political and Civic Participation
Presenters
Amy Weisenbach (4-H Council, U.S.A.)
Karen Eden (Trust for the Study of Adolescence, U.K.)
Meredith Keiser (Foundation for Individual Responsibility and Social Trust, U.S.A.)
Discussant
Gregory Elliott (Brown University)
11:30 - 12:30
Lunch: BLUE ROOM, Faunce House
1:00 - 3:00
Panel VI: Transition to Citizenship
Presenters
Noel Smith (Center for Research in Social Policy, U.K.)
Judith Torney-Purta (University of Maryland, U.S.A.)
Discussants
William Damon (Stanford University, U.S.A.)
Dan Hart (Rutgers University, U.S.A.)
Ed Cairns (University of Ulster at Coleraine, N. Ireland)
3:00 - 3:00
Break
3:30 - 5:30
Summary
Led by John Modell (Brown University)