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The New Latino Immigration to Tennessee:
Opportunities and Challenges

UT Conference Center, 600 Henley St., Knoxville, TN 37902
March 31 - April 1, 2006


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Susan Benner

photograph of Susan Benner Susan Benner earned her BA in social sciences at Southern Methodist University and MS in special education at The University of Tennessee. After teaching in Memphis, Tennessee she received her Ed. D. in special education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Since 1980 Dr. Benner has been at The University of Tennessee, where she is currently department head for Theory and Practice in Teacher Education within the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. Dr. Benner has published three textbooks, including Issues in Special Education within the Context of American Society, and Assessment of Young Children with Special Needs: A Context-Based Approach. Dr. Benner's primary areas of interest are early childhood special education and urban teacher preparation. She has presented at numerous national and international conferences and published many scholarly works in these areas.



 



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