Faculty Presentation & Student Dialogue: Visiting Delegation of China Youth and Children Research Center

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Faculty Presentation & Student Dialogue: Visiting Delegation of China Youth and Children Research Center

September 7, 2017
11:45 AM - 2:00 PM
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Social Work Building, 1255 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027

AGENDA

11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Welcome Remarks, Room 1109
Dr. Irv Garfinkel, Interim Dean & Mitchell I. Ginsberg Professor of Contemporary Urban Problems; translation by Ms. Yi Wang, doctoral student

12:00-1:30 p.m. Presentations by CSSW Experts, Room 1109
Moderated by Dr. Qin Gao, Professor, and Director of China Center for Social Policy; translation by Ms. Yi Wang and Mr. Xiaoning Huang, doctoral students

12:00-12:45 p.m.: Dr. Jane Waldfogel, Professor of Social Work and Public Affairs
Topic: U.S. Youth and Children Achievement Gap in Comparative Perspective

12:45-1:30 p.m.: Dr. Craig Schwalbe, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Topic: U.S. Juvenile Delinquency System

1:30-2:00 p.m. Dialogue: “Youth Development in China: Policies and Initiatives,” with CSSW Faculty and Students, Room 1109
Moderated by Dr. Qin Gao, Professor, and Director of China Center for Social Policy

Topics to be discussed:
• Policies and initiatives on youth development in the intermediate and long-term in China
• Career paths and job search strategies among youths in China
• Globalization and youth entrepreneurship

Columbia Affiliations
China Center for Social Policy