Meeting 2

Technology and the Development of Human Capital
May 14, 1998 - May 14, 1998
Rayburn House Office Building
Room 2325
Independence Avenue and South Capital Street, S.W.
Washington, DC

Agenda:

9:30 Welcoming Remarks:

Anne Petersen, Chair
Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences

Bennett Bertenthal, Director
Social, Behavioral and Economic Research
National Science Foundation

Marcia Linn, Moderator
Board on Behavioral, Cognitive and Sensory Sciences
National Research Council

I. The Knowledge Revolution and a New Vision of Learners

Patricia M. Greenfield, Department of Psychology
University of California-Los Angeles

II. Preparing for the Workplace--and Who Will be Prepared

Equity, Technology, and Human Capital: Is Everyone Included?
Jan Hawkins, Education Development Center, New York

Technology and Workplace Preparedness: How do School Cultures and Student
Cultures Influence Practice?
Louis Gomez, Department of Education and Social Policy Northwestern University

III. Learning Beyond the Classroom

How Do Children Allocate Their Time in Non-Technology Settings?
Jacquelynne S. Eccles, Department of Psychology
University of Michigan

How are Time, Resources, Technology, and Social Capital Linked to Preparation?
Frank Stafford, Survey Research Center
University of Michigan

IV. Discussion of Technology and Human Capital

Marcia Linn, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive and Sensory Sciences
National Research Council

12:30 p.m. Lunch

2:00 p.m. Adjourn