Dr. William Jeynes

Speech Title: A Meta-Analysis on Parental Style and the Need to Better Address Three Family Factors that Relate to Educational Outcomes

Witherspoon Institute & California State University, USA

Keynote Speaker

William Jeynes is a Senior Fellow at Princeton’s Witherspoon Institute and a Professor of Education at California State University in Long Beach, California. He graduated first in his class from Harvard University and also graduated from the University of Chicago, where he received the Rosenberger Award for most outstanding student. Jeynes has spoken regularly and written for the White House, various government departments, and for three U.S. presidential administrations, as well as for former members of a fourth administration. He specializes in conducting meta-analyses. He has been an advisor/consultant for the E.U., the U.N., and several G20 foreign governments. His 4-point plan presented to the Acting President of South Korea passed the Korean Parliament and became the core of the nation’s 1998 economic stimulus legislation. This 4-point plan helped South Korea emerge from the greatest economic crisis since World War II faster than any other Asian nation (22% over two years). He has 195 publications to his credit, including 18 books. He received the “Distinguished Scholar Award” from the California Senate and the California State Assembly. He received the “Distinguished Achievement Award” from an arm of the American Educational Research Association.