- Candise Lin, doctoral candidate in the Human Development program has received a National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Award. November 2012
- The following HDQM Faculty received recognition for their outstanding achievements: Patricia A. Alexander (Regents Faculty Award for Mentoring); Ann A. Battle (COE Distinguished Outreach Award); Gregory Hancock (COE Distinguished Scholarship Award); Melanie Killen (Director of Graduate Studies of the Year Award); Andre Rupp (AERA Division D Significant Contribution to Research Methodology Award); and both Natasha Cabrera and Meredith Rowe (ADVANCE Award). Summer 2012
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Elisa L. Klein
General Research Area:
Child care and early education policy; early childhood education (curriculum theory and implementation); young children's understanding of their early school experiences; teacher beliefs about development; teacher education
Areas of Student Supervision:
Early childhood teacher education; policy issues related to child care; children's conceptions of social contexts; teacher beliefs.
Recent Publications:
Klein, E. (2001). Children's perspectives on their experiences in early education and child care settings. In S. Golbeck (Ed.), Psychological perspectives on early childhood education: Reframing dilemnas in research and practice (pp. 131-149). NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Gonco, A., & Klein, E. (Eds.) (2001). Children in play, story, and school. New York: Guilford.
Klein, E., & Tarullo, L. (1999). Dimensions of quality in child care and early childhood education: Implications for American social policy. In A. Goncu and E. Klein (Eds.), Children in play, story, and school. New York: Guilford.
