William Perez
Assistant Professor of Education
Claremont Graduate University
150 East Tenth Street, Harper 212
Claremont, CA  91711
909-607-3784 (office)
323-610-2074 (cell)
William.Perez@cgu.edu
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“Given the growing number of immigrant students in U.S. schools, how these children adapt and the educational pathways they take will clearly have profound implications for our society. All over the country, schools are being transformed by this dramatic new wave of immigration from Mexico and Latin America. More children of immigrant origin are entering schools in many areas of the nation that have never served such children. These changes are taking school districts by surprise and are generating new challenges to which they must respond. While teachers and administrators optimistically hope to educate and integrate these young people into American society, their efforts are largely ad hoc, due in part to the lack of empirical research. Precisely because schools represent the strongest influence to the socialization of new immigrants, educational policies and practices must be based on a better understanding of the cultural and academic orientations of its diverse students.”

- from "Immigrant Optimism, Family Obligation and Academic Engagement among Mexican-heritage adolescents from immigrant households" 2005.

Courses Taught

• ED 426 - Social Capital, Cultural Capital and Educational Opportunity (Spring 2007)
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• ED 543 - Construction & Use of Indicator Systems for Student Achievement (Fall 2005)
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• ED 581 - Education of Immigrant Youth: Psychological Perspectives (Fall 2006)
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• ED 585 - Stereotyping, Prejudice, Stigma & Marginality in Educational Settings (Spring 2005)
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Other Links

• Harvard Lecture: http://wfs.cgu.edu/perezw/harvardlecture101705.rm