Penn State Students and faculty are welcome to join the joint reception, cosponsored with SUNY-Albany, Tuesday evening at 8:30 in the Dona Adelita room of the Hilton. Come to one of the following sessions to learn what your colleagues have been researching!

Alotaibi, Bader - Penn State University
Actions and landscapes of youth: Exploring avenues of civic education in Latin America
Wed Mar 28 2018, 5:00 to 6:30pm, Building/Room: Fiesta Inn Centro Histórico / Room E

Apostolescu, Ruxandra - Penn State University
School climate effects on student well-being in eastern Europe
Tue Mar 27 2018, 3:00 to 4:30pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Suite 2

Baker, David P. - Penn State University
Teacher quality and eighth-grade math achievement: Evidence from TIMSS
Scheduled Time: Wed Mar 28 2018, 5:00 to 6:30pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Suite 3

Bayeck, Rebecca Y. - Penn State University
Stereotypes and microaggressions against Black African international students in U.S. higher education institutions
Thu Mar 29 2018, 3:00 to 4:30pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Suite 1

Identity construction in the Oware board gameplay in the United States
Tue Mar 27 2018, 8:00 to 9:30am, Building/Room: Fiesta Inn Centro Histórico / Room D

Video game choice and play of three African immigrant students in the United States
Wed Mar 28 2018, 8:30 to 11:30am, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Business Center Room 4

Byun, Soo-Yong - Penn State University
A comparative study of factors associated with students’ expectations of becoming a teacher between South Korea and Turkey
Mon Mar 26 2018, 8:00 to 9:30am, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Genaro

A portrait of Shanghai: School inequality underneath the beauty of average achievement
Mon Mar 26 2018, 11:30 to 1:00pm, Building/Room: Museo de Arte Popular / Manitas 1

Choi, Jinhee - Penn State University
Religion and higher education: The experiences of Christian Chinese international students in an American university
Mon Mar 26 2018, 11:30 to 1:00pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Business Center Room 6

Fatima, Syeda Farwa - Penn State University
Measuring socioemotional well-being of students through self-reports: A critique on the validity of indicators in PISA 2015
Wed Mar 28 2018, 1:15 to 2:45pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Suite 3

Hampton, Grace - Penn State University
CIES 2018 Honorary Fellows Session: Beverly Lindsay and Francisco (Chiqui) Ramirez (Discussant)
Wed Mar 28 2018, 3:00 to 4:30pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Alberto 1

Hsiao, Wen-Hsia - Penn State University
Re-thinking cultural differences in applying user centered approach to educational settings
Tue Mar 27 2018, 5:00 to 6:30pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Alberto 4

Jang, HyoJung - Penn State University
The role of academic perseverance on achievement: A cross-national analysis
Wed Mar 28 2018, 1:15 to 2:45pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Suite 3

Do non-cognitive skills matter? The role of academic perseverance on achievement from a cross-national perspective
Wed Mar 28 2018, 8:30 to 11:30am, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Business Center Room 4

Johnson, Kayla M. - Penn State University
Understanding social-emotional learning in a traveling high school through self- and peer-assessment strategies
Wed Mar 28 2018, 11:30 to 1:00pm, Building/Room: Fiesta Inn Centro Histórico / Room E

Social-emotional learning in international travel for high schoolers: A 2-year study
Wed Mar 28 2018, 8:00 to 9:30am, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Diego 1 Section B

Kim, Ji Hye - Penn State University
A comparative study of factors associated with students’ expectations of becoming a teacher between South Korea and Turkey
Mon Mar 26 2018, 8:00 to 9:30am, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Genaro

Kinser, Kevin - Penn State University
Team functioning and individual impact of a cross-border interdisciplinary NSF PIRE project (Presenter & Chair)
Wed Mar 28 2018, 6:45 to 8:15pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Business Center Room 1

Lee, Pei-Wei - Penn State University
Re-thinking cultural differences in applying user centered approach to educational settings
Tue Mar 27 2018, 5:00 to 6:30pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Alberto 4

Li, Anke - Penn State University
Religion and higher education: The experiences of Christian Chinese international students in an American university
Mon Mar 26 2018, 11:30 to 1:00pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Business Center Room 6

Liu, Chang - Penn State University
School bullying and academic achievement: Evidence from China
Tue Mar 27 2018, 11:30 to 1:00pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Suite 1

Teacher quality and eighth-grade math achievement: Evidence from TIMS
Wed Mar 28 2018, 5:00 to 6:30pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Suite 3

Professional Development of Teachers in East Asia and the United States (Chair)
Wed Mar 28 2018, 3:00 to 4:30pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Suite 5

Mansur, Natasha - Penn State University
A multi-vocal investigation of child labor and schooling in Bangladesh
Wed Mar 28 2018, 1:15 to 2:45pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Suite 2

Masters, Katherine - Penn State University
Coupling Freire’s critical pedagogy with potentially oppressive language learning: Two cases of English teaching-learning from Nicaragua
Mon Mar 26 2018, 3:00 to 4:30pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Diego 2

McDermott, Paul Austin - Penn State University
Measuring socioemotional well-being of students through self-reports: A critique on the validity of indicators in PISA 2015
Wed Mar 28 2018, 1:15 to 2:45pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Suite 3  

McGinnis, G. Eric - Penn State University
Nonformal civic and moral education: The world Scouting movement’s influence on government stability
Thu Mar 29 2018, 1:15 to 2:45pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Alberto 4

Meng, Yi - Penn State University
Does schooling foster environmental values and action? A cross-national study of priorities and behaviors
Wed Mar 28 2018, 3:00 to 4:30pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Diego 2

Experiences of staff and administrators in engaging international students in a large public US institution
Mon Mar 26 2018, 3:00 to 4:30pm, Building/Room: Museo de Arte Popular / Auditorium

Muñoz, Ismael G. - Penn State University
Teacher quality and eighth-grade math achievement: Evidence from TIMSS
Wed Mar 28 2018, 5:00 to 6:30pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Suite 3

Muntaka, Mohammed Nadhir Ibn - Penn State University
Expansion of Global and Transnational Campuses in Higher Education (Chair)
Wed Mar 28 2018, 5:00 to 6:30pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Suite 2

African Diaspora Identities (Chair)
Mon Mar 26 2018, 11:30 to 1:00pm, Building/Room: Museo de Arte Popular / Manitas 2

Nafziger-Mayegun, Rhoda Nanre - Penn State University
Educating every child: Global policy and the elusive goal of Education for All in Nigeria
Thu Mar 29 2018, 8:00 to 9:30am, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Emiliano

Re-imagining civic education and engagement for African diaspora youth
Mon Mar 26 2018, 11:30 to 1:00pm, Building/Room: Museo de Arte Popular / Manitas 2

Nguyen, Chi Phuong - Penn State University
Religion and higher education: The experiences of Christian Chinese international students in an American university
Mon Mar 26 2018, 11:30 to 1:00pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Business Center Room 6

Peck, Kyle - Penn State University
Comparison between American and Indian’s perception on learning management system (LMS)
Tue Mar 27 2018, 11:30 to 1:00pm, Building/Room: Museo de Arte Popular / Auditorium

Exploring the democratizing power of massive open online courses: A cross-national study
Tue Mar 27 2018, 8:00 to 9:30am, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Julián

Pendola, Andrew - Penn State University
Nonformal civic and moral education: The world Scouting movement’s influence on government stability
Thu Mar 29 2018, 1:15 to 2:45pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Alberto 4

Post, David - Penn State University
Does schooling foster environmental values and action? A cross-national study of priorities and behaviors
Wed Mar 28 2018, 3:00 to 4:30pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Diego 2

Trends in Educational Policy in Latin America (Discussant)
Thu Mar 29 2018, 1:15 to 2:45pm, Building/Room: Fiesta Inn Centro Histórico / Room C

Sausner, Erica B. - Penn State University
Choose your own oppressor: Multiple colonizing forces over Afro-descendant Nicaraguans
Mon Mar 26 2018, 11:30 to 1:00pm, Building/Room: Museo de Arte Popular / Manitas 2

Actions and landscapes of youth: Exploring avenues of civic education in Latin America
Wed Mar 28 2018, 5:00 to 6:30pm, Building/Room: Fiesta Inn Centro Histórico / Room E

Schaub, Maryellen - Penn State University
Teacher quality and eighth-grade math achievement: Evidence from TIMSS
Wed Mar 28 2018, 5:00 to 6:30pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Suite 3

Semali, Ladislaus M. - Penn State University
New ways to revitalize Africa-China relations or a move to recolonize?
Thu Mar 29 2018, 11:30 to 1:00pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Alberto 4

Su, Chao - Penn State University
Experiences of staff and administrators in engaging international students in a large public US institution
Mon Mar 26 2018, 3:00 to 4:30pm, Building/Room: Museo de Arte Popular / Auditorium

Tang, Hengtao - Penn State University
Exploring the democratizing power of massive open online courses: A cross-national study
Tue Mar 27 2018, 8:00 to 9:30am, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Julián

Tarlau, Rebecca - Penn State University
Panel Cluster on Social Movements, Unions, and Youth Resistance: Social Movements, Education, and Learning (Chair)
Tue Mar 27 2018, 8:00 to 9:30am, Building/Room: Fiesta Inn Centro Histórico / Room A

Teachers unions, educational change, and political strategy in Brazil
Wed Mar 28 2018, 8:00 to 9:30am, Building/Room: Fiesta Inn Centro Histórico / Room E

Panel Cluster on Social Movements, Unions, and Youth Resistance: Youth Political Identities and Activism in Latin America’s Shifting Political Landscape (Discussant)
Tue Mar 27 2018, 1:15 to 2:45pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Doña Adelita

Wang, Nicole - Penn State University
Exploring the democratizing power of massive open online courses: A cross-national study
Tue Mar 27 2018, 8:00 to 9:30am, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Julián

Comparison between American and Indian’s perception on learning management system (LMS)
Tue Mar 27 2018, 11:30 to 1:00pm, Building/Room: Museo de Arte Popular / Auditorium

Webster, Nicole - Penn State University
Re-imagining civic education and engagement for African diaspora youth
Mon Mar 26 2018, 11:30 to 1:00pm, Building/Room: Museo de Arte Popular / Manitas 2

Actions and landscapes of youth: Exploring avenues of civic education in Latin America
Wed Mar 28 2018, 5:00 to 6:30pm, Building/Room: Fiesta Inn Centro Histórico / Room E      

Woo, Hansol - Penn State University
A comparative study of factors associated with students’ expectations of becoming a teacher between South Korea and Turkey
Mon Mar 26 2018, 8:00 to 9:30am, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Genaro

Xiong, Yuhan - Penn State University
School bullying and academic achievement: Evidence from China
Tue Mar 27 2018, 11:30 to 1:00pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Suite 1

Yu, Wan - Penn State University
The influence of English and financial factors on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
Thu Mar 29 2018, 8:00 to 9:30am, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Business Center Room 7

Zapata, Mayli - Penn State University
Problematizing the understanding of literacy in intercultural bilingual education: The case of Peru
Mon Mar 26 2018, 3:00 to 4:30pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Don Diego 2

Zhu, Qiong - Penn State University
The impact of international students on local housing market: A spatial econometric approach
Wed Mar 28 2018, 6:45 to 8:15pm, Building/Room: Hilton Reforma / Suite 3